Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa
South Africa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
16.0%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
5th
of 97 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2018
All-time low
14.6%
in 2016
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
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa stood at 16.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over five years.
South Africa ranks 5th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.7% | — |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
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 in South Africa?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in South Africa was 16.0% 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 16.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- South Africa ranks 5th 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.