School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa
South Africa: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 964,482 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa is 964,482 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa peaked at 1.07 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 838,594 number, in 1997.
South Africa ranks 18th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 838,594 number | — |
| 1998 | 862,847 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 894,298 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 926,833 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 957,779 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 985,963 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 997,948 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 988,501 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 979,749 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 972,136 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 966,999 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 964,482 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 865,246 number | 838,594 number | 894,298 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million number | 926,833 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 997,572 number | 964,482 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
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More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0578 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0612 units per person (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa was 964,482 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 838,594 number in 1997.
- How does South Africa rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.