Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Africa
South Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Africa, 1989–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Africa stood at 92.8%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Africa peaked at 98.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2016.
That places South Africa 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 98.4% | — |
| 1990 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 96.2% | 98.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 92.5% | 95.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Africa was 92.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- South Africa ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.