South Africa vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
South Africa
8.9%
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
19.8%
in 2024
South Africa rank
119th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
117th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- South Africa
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 19.8% against 8.9% in South Africa, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 119th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 117th of 168 countries.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 25.4% | 18.4% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 22.1% | 12.6% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 21.3% | 10.7% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 20.6% | 11.4% | UNICEF: All Unicef 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: All Unicef Countries?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 19.8% 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 10.9%, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- South Africa ranks 119th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 117th 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