Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Africa
South Africa: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Africa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 1 GPIA for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Africa peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8061 GPIA, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 81st of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8138 GPIA | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9809 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8061 GPIA | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9543 GPIA | 0.8138 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9495 GPIA | 0.8061 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Africa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Africa was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8061 GPIA in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- South Africa ranks 81st out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release