Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in South Africa
South Africa: Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational was 62.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in South Africa, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 62.5% for percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in South Africa peaked at 62.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2002.
That places South Africa 11th out of 93 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.0% | — |
| 2000 | 42.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 40.0% | 54.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 50.3% | 62.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 8 Romania 67.0% compare
- 9 Seychelles 63.0% compare
- 10 Switzerland 62.7% compare
- 12 Jamaica 62.2% compare
- 13 Georgia 61.8%
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 61.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in South Africa?
- Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in South Africa was 62.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational?
- South Africa ranks 11th out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female vocational education students at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level in a given school year.