Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa
South Africa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.5%
Change on year
up 24.9%
World rank
86th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa, 2014–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
That represents a change of up 24.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over five years.
South Africa ranks 86th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4% | — |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +24.9% |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 83 United Arab Emirates 0.7%
- 84 Morocco 0.7% compare
- 85 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
- 87 Brunei Darussalam 0.5% compare
- 88 Oman 0.3% compare
- 89 India 0.3% compare
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 13.45 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa was 0.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- South Africa ranks 86th out of 101 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.