Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.087 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Africa, 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Africa is 0.087 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0958 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0644 units per person, in 1989.
South Africa ranks 81st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0644 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0673 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0705 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0812 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0918 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0907 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0878 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0894 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0907 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0917 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0938 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0941 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0958 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0953 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0914 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0906 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0896 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0897 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0901 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0939 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0931 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0881 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0856 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0832 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0845 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0842 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.087 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0863 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.087 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0644 units per person | 0.0644 units per person | 0.0644 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0803 units per person | 0.0673 units per person | 0.0918 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0921 units per person | 0.0878 units per person | 0.0958 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0886 units per person | 0.0832 units per person | 0.0939 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0861 units per person | 0.0842 units per person | 0.087 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Africa?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Africa was 0.087 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0958 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0644 units per person in 1989.
- How does South Africa rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.