Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa
South Africa: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted was 0.9804 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa stood at 0.9804 GPIA.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa peaked at 0.9866 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9411 GPIA, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 24th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.9866 GPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.9423 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9703 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9505 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9411 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9804 GPIA | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9866 GPIA | 0.9866 GPIA | 0.9866 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9569 GPIA | 0.9411 GPIA | 0.9804 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa was 0.9804 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9866 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9411 GPIA in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted 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, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release