South Africa vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
South Africa
8.9%
in 2023
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
19.9%
in 2024
South Africa rank
119th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
116th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- South Africa
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 19.9% against 8.9% in South Africa, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 119th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 116th of 168 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 24.9% | 17.9% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 21.8% | 12.3% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 21.3% | 10.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 20.7% | 11.5% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 19.9% 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 11.0%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- South Africa ranks 119th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 116th 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