Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa
South Africa: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 1st of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 99.4% | — |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 97.4% | 99.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 88.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Gabon 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0%
- 1 Malawi 100.0% compare
- 1 Malaysia 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0%
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% 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 current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release