Total net attendance rate, primary, female in South Africa
South Africa: Total net attendance rate, primary, female was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.1%
in 2016
All-time low
97.2%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2016–2024
Total net attendance rate, primary, female in South Africa, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 97.9% for total net attendance rate, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, female in South Africa peaked at 99.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2023.
That places South Africa 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total net attendance rate, primary, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.1% | — |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary, female in South Africa?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, female in South Africa was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for total net attendance rate, primary, female?
- South Africa ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Total net attendance rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release