School enrollment, tertiary, female in South Africa
South Africa: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 29.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, female in South Africa, 1988–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in South Africa is 29.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in South Africa peaked at 29.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1988.
South Africa ranks 122nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.8% | — |
| 1989 | 10.7% | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +33.0% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 10.4% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 21.1% | 26.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.6% | 29.8% | 4 |
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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 enrollment, tertiary, female in South Africa?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in South Africa was 29.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1988.
- How does South Africa rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- South Africa ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.