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Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Africa

South Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
24
1998–2023

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Africa, 1998–2023

00.20.40.60.811998201020231998: 1 GPIA1999: 1 GPIA2000: 1 GPIA2001: 1 GPIA2002: 1 GPIA2003: 1 GPIA2004: 1 GPIA2005: 1 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Africa peaked at 1 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1998.

That places South Africa 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Africa, year by year

Year GPIA Change
1998 1 GPIA —
1999 1 GPIA +0.0%
2000 1 GPIA +0.0%
2001 1 GPIA +0.0%
2002 1 GPIA +0.0%
2003 1 GPIA +0.0%
2004 1 GPIA +0.0%
2005 1 GPIA +0.0%
2006 1 GPIA +0.0%
2007 1 GPIA +0.0%
2008 1 GPIA +0.0%
2009 1 GPIA +0.0%
2010 1 GPIA +0.0%
2011 1 GPIA +0.0%
2012 1 GPIA +0.0%
2015 1 GPIA +0.0%
2016 1 GPIA +0.0%
2017 1 GPIA +0.0%
2018 1 GPIA +0.0%
2019 1 GPIA +0.0%
2020 1 GPIA +0.0%
2021 1 GPIA +0.0%
2022 1 GPIA +0.0%
2023 1 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 2
2000s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2010s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 8
2020s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 47 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
  2. 48 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
  3. 49 Oman 1 GPIA compare
  4. 50 Afghanistan 1 GPIA compare
  5. 50 Albania 1 GPIA compare
  6. 50 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
  7. 50 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
  8. 50 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
  9. 50 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
  10. 50 Austria 1 GPIA compare
  11. 50 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
  12. 50 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
  13. 50 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
  14. 50 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
  15. 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 GPIA compare
  16. 50 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
  17. 50 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
  18. 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPIA compare
  19. 50 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
  20. 50 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
  21. 50 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
  22. 50 Canada 1 GPIA compare
  23. 50 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
  24. 50 Chile 1 GPIA compare
  25. 50 China 1 GPIA compare
  26. 50 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
  27. 50 Comoros 1 GPIA compare
  28. 50 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
  29. 50 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
  30. 50 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
  31. 50 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
  32. 50 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
  33. 50 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
  34. 50 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
  35. 50 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
  36. 50 Eritrea 1 GPIA compare
  37. 50 Ethiopia 1 GPIA compare
  38. 50 Finland 1 GPIA compare
  39. 50 Fiji 1 GPIA compare
  40. 50 France 1 GPIA compare
  41. 50 Micronesia, Federated States of 1 GPIA compare
  42. 50 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
  43. 50 Ghana 1 GPIA compare
  44. 50 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
  45. 50 Gambia 1 GPIA compare
  46. 50 Equatorial Guinea 1 GPIA compare
  47. 50 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
  48. 50 Guatemala 1 GPIA compare
  49. 50 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
  50. 50 Hong Kong 1 GPIA compare
  51. 50 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
  52. 50 Indonesia 1 GPIA compare
  53. 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
  54. 50 Iraq 1 GPIA compare
  55. 50 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
  56. 50 Israel 1 GPIA compare
  57. 50 Italy 1 GPIA compare
  58. 50 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
  59. 50 Japan 1 GPIA compare
  60. 50 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
  61. 50 Kenya 1 GPIA compare
  62. 50 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
  63. 50 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
  64. 50 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
  65. 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
  66. 50 Republic of Korea 1 GPIA compare
  67. 50 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
  68. 50 Liberia 1 GPIA compare
  69. 50 Liechtenstein 1 GPIA compare
  70. 50 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
  71. 50 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
  72. 50 Macao 1 GPIA compare
  73. 50 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
  74. 50 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
  75. 50 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
  76. 50 Mali 1 GPIA compare
  77. 50 Myanmar 1 GPIA compare
  78. 50 Montenegro 1 GPIA compare
  79. 50 Mongolia 1 GPIA compare
  80. 50 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
  81. 50 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
  82. 50 Malaysia 1 GPIA compare
  83. 50 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
  84. 50 Nicaragua 1 GPIA compare
  85. 50 Norway 1 GPIA compare
  86. 50 Nepal 1 GPIA compare
  87. 50 Naoero 1 GPIA compare
  88. 50 New Zealand 1 GPIA compare
  89. 50 Pakistan 1 GPIA compare
  90. 50 Panama 1 GPIA compare
  91. 50 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
  92. 50 Palau 1 GPIA compare
  93. 50 Poland 1 GPIA compare
  94. 50 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
  95. 50 Romania 1 GPIA compare
  96. 50 Rwanda 1 GPIA compare
  97. 50 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
  98. 50 Sudan 1 GPIA compare
  99. 50 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
  100. 50 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
  101. 50 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
  102. 50 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
  103. 50 San Marino 1 GPIA compare
  104. 50 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
  105. 50 Sao Tome and Principe 1 GPIA compare
  106. 50 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
  107. 50 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
  108. 50 Seychelles 1 GPIA compare
  109. 50 Syria 1 GPIA compare
  110. 50 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
  111. 50 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
  112. 50 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
  113. 50 Timor-Leste 1 GPIA compare
  114. 50 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
  115. 50 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
  116. 50 Türkiye 1 GPIA compare
  117. 50 Tuvalu 1 GPIA compare
  118. 50 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
  119. 50 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
  120. 50 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
  121. 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
  122. 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
  123. 50 British Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
  124. 50 Viet Nam 1 GPIA compare
  125. 50 Vanuatu 1 GPIA compare
  126. 50 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
  127. 50 Yemen 1 GPIA compare
  128. 50 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
  129. 50 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Africa?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Africa was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
How does South Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
South Africa ranks 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
197 places, 4,031 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release