Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Africa
South Africa: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 10.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Africa, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Africa stood at 10.7%.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Africa peaked at 11.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 96th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.6% | — |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +54.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.1% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Africa?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Africa was 10.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- South Africa ranks 96th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. 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 Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.