South Africa vs UNESCO: Sids: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
South Africa
8.9%
in 2023
UNESCO: Sids
19.4%
in 2024
South Africa rank
119th
UNESCO: Sids rank
122nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- South Africa
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
UNESCO: Sids currently reports 19.4% against 8.9% in South Africa, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes UNESCO: Sids's figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, UNESCO: Sids has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 119th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 122nd of 168 countries.
UNESCO: Sids has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 17.1% | 10.2% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 17.7% | 8.2% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 15.4% | 4.8% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 20.6% | 11.5% | UNESCO: Sids |
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 UNESCO: Sids?
- UNESCO: Sids, at 19.4% against 8.9% 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- 10.5%, with UNESCO: Sids ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UNESCO: Sids?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- South Africa ranks 119th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 122nd 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, both sexes (%). 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