South Africa vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
South Africa
9.5%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
17.4%
in 2024
South Africa rank
108th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
111th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- South Africa
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries currently reports 17.4% against 9.5% in South Africa, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 108th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 111th of 168 countries.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 22.7% | 17.0% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 21.2% | 13.7% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 17.9% | 8.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 19.1% | 9.5% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, South Africa or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, at 17.4% against 9.5% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between South Africa and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 7.9%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- South Africa ranks 108th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 111th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release