Completion rate, primary education, female in South Africa
South Africa: Completion rate, primary education, female was 98.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
39th
of 90 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2020
All-time low
94.8%
in 2011
Years of data
7
2011–2024
Completion rate, primary education, female in South Africa, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, female in South Africa stood at 98.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in South Africa peaked at 98.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2011.
That places South Africa 39th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94.8% | — |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.8% | 98.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 98.9% | 5 |
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More education data for South Africa
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in South Africa?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in South Africa was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release