Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa
South Africa: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.9568 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.9568 LPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa peaked at 0.9802 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9096 LPIA, in 2011.
South Africa ranks 39th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9096 LPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9201 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9494 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9602 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9753 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9802 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9568 LPIA | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9149 LPIA | 0.9096 LPIA | 0.9201 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9644 LPIA | 0.9494 LPIA | 0.9802 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.19 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,583 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 748,573 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa was 0.9568 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9802 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9096 LPIA in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release