Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in South Africa
South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 80.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in South Africa is 80.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in South Africa peaked at 80.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1965.
That places South Africa 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.8% | — |
| 1965 | 22.7% | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 25.8% | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 27.1% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 28.2% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | +35.2% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +37.6% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.8% | 22.7% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 25.8% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 28.2% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 36.7% | 49.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 68.3% | 71.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 47 Tajikistan 81.9% compare
- 48 Jamaica 81.4% compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 80.7% compare
- 51 Netherlands 80.0% compare
- 52 Republic of Moldova 79.8% compare
- 53 Belgium 79.7% compare
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 population age 15-19 with secondary in South Africa?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in South Africa was 80.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1965.
- How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- South Africa ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)