World Data Atlas Topics Education

Lower secondary education in South Africa

Demographics Age
Youth Not in Education 4.95 % in 2021 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 97.23 % in 2021 WB
Educational Attainment 83.93 % in 2021 WB
Not in Education Youth 3 timeseries
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 11.16 ratio in 2010 WB
Starting Age 14 years in 2022 WB
Economic Activity Services Educational services, health care, and social assistance Education Expenditures
Staff Compensation 83.6 in 2019 WB
Gender (% in 2021)
Male 84.88 WB
Female 83.04 WB
Africa
Algeria 11 years in 2022 WB
Angola 12 years in 2022 WB
Benin 78.07 in 2013 WB + 1 other
Botswana 63 in 2009 WB + 1 other
Burkina Faso 67.8 in 2014 WB + 1 other
Burundi 99.95 in 2008 WB + 1 other
Cabo Verde 12 years in 2022 WB
Cameroon 76.33 in 2013 WB + 1 other
Central African Republic 88.75 in 2008 WB + 1 other
Chad 86.78 in 2011 WB + 1 other
Comoros 98.99 in 2012 WB + 1 other
Congo 12 years in 2022 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 85.95 % in 2018 WB + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.47 in 2013 WB + 1 other
Djibouti 82.24 in 2015 WB + 1 other
Egypt 12 years in 2022 WB
Equatorial Guinea 13 years in 2022 WB
Eritrea 43.75 in 2005 WB + 1 other
Eswatini 13 years in 2022 WB
Ethiopia 75.54 in 2013 WB + 1 other
Gabon 11 years in 2022 WB
Gambia 81.29 in 2013 WB + 1 other
Ghana 91.31 in 2012 WB + 1 other
Guinea 3.63 % in 2019 WB + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 58.55 in 2013 WB + 1 other
Kenya 12 years in 2022 WB
Lesotho 13 years in 2022 WB
Liberia 12 years in 2022 WB
Libya 12 years in 2022 WB
Madagascar 90.6 in 2013 WB + 1 other
Malawi 86.28 in 2014 WB + 1 other
Mali 65.51 in 2014 WB + 1 other
Mauritania 12 years in 2022 WB
Mauritius 11 years in 2022 WB
Morocco 69.62 in 2009 WB + 1 other
Mozambique 58.55 in 2013 WB + 1 other
Namibia 14 years in 2022 WB
Niger 50.61 in 2014 WB + 1 other
Nigeria 12 years in 2022 WB
Rwanda 71.1 % in 2018 WB + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 85.3 in 2014 WB + 1 other
Senegal 84.86 in 2018 WB + 1 other
Seychelles 12 years in 2022 WB
Sierra Leone 30.22 % in 2019 WB + 1 other
Somalia 12 years in 2022 WB
South Africa 83.6 in 2019 WB + 1 other
South Sudan 12 years in 2022 WB
Sudan 12 years in 2022 WB
Togo 84.14 in 2014 WB + 1 other
Tunisia 89.65 in 2012 WB + 1 other
Uganda 60.25 in 2013 WB + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 14 years in 2022 WB
Zambia 97.77 in 2000 WB + 1 other
Zimbabwe 13 years in 2022 WB
Education Level Basic Education
Lower Secondary Education 83.6 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Primary Education 7 years in 2022 WB