Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in South Africa
South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 90.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in South Africa, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in South Africa is 90.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in South Africa peaked at 90.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1960.
That places South Africa 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.4% | — |
| 1965 | 28.6% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 33.1% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 32.2% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 31.0% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 53.7% | +44.1% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 90.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.5%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 90.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.0%, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.5% | 26.4% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.7% | 32.2% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 31.0% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 53.7% | 67.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 74.3% | 86.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in South Africa?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in South Africa was 90.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
- South Africa ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)