Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa
South Africa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.7543 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa stood at 0.7543 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa peaked at 0.7543 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6018 LPIA, in 2016.
That places South Africa 46th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.691 LPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.6018 LPIA | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7454 LPIA | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7428 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7259 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7465 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7543 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6464 LPIA | 0.6018 LPIA | 0.691 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.743 LPIA | 0.7259 LPIA | 0.7543 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in South Africa was 0.7543 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7543 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6018 LPIA in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- South Africa ranks 46th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release