Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in South Africa
South Africa: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in South Africa, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in South Africa is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 53.3% on the previous year and up 450.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in South Africa peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 33rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +273.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +36.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -41.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +53.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in South Africa?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in South Africa was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.5%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release