Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in South Africa
South Africa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 5.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
5.1%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
76th
of 97 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2015
All-time low
4.9%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in South Africa, 2014–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in South Africa stood at 5.1%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.
That places South Africa 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.0% | — |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -0.5% |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in South Africa?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in South Africa was 5.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- South Africa ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.