Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in South Africa
South Africa: Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2016
All-time low
97.2%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2016–2024
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in South Africa, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 98.5% for total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in South Africa peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2022.
South Africa ranks 11th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.0% | — |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.2% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 98.8% compare
- 9 Uruguay 98.8% compare
- 10 Colombia 98.5% compare
- 12 Ecuador 98.4% compare
- 13 El Salvador 98.3% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 98.3% compare
More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in South Africa?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in South Africa was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female?
- South Africa ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release