Progression to secondary school in South Africa
South Africa: Progression to secondary school was 95.8% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in South Africa, 1990–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, progression to secondary school in South Africa stood at 95.8%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in South Africa peaked at 99.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2003.
That places South Africa 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Progression to secondary school in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.8% | — |
| 1998 | 99.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.7% | 97.4% | 99.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 94.9% | 98.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.8% | 97.3% | 2 |
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More education data for South Africa
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in South Africa?
- Progression to secondary school in South Africa was 95.8% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for progression to secondary school?
- South Africa ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).