UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in South Africa
South Africa: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 10.03 in 2017. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in South Africa, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 10.03 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in South Africa peaked at 10.08 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.41, in 1970.
That places South Africa 58th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.41 | — |
| 1985 | 4.74 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.24 | +52.7% |
| 2002 | 8.31 | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 8.5 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.64 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.63 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.68 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.84 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.94 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.38 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 9.45 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.56 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.76 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.01 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.08 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.03 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.41 | 4.41 | 4.41 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.74 | 4.74 | 4.74 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.57 | 7.24 | 9.38 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.81 | 9.45 | 10.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- 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 uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in South Africa?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in South Africa was 10.03 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 in 2015.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.41 in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- South Africa ranks 58th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/