Primary completion rate, total in South Africa
South Africa: Primary completion rate, total was 95.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in South Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in South Africa is 95.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in South Africa peaked at 97.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 1999.
South Africa ranks 84th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 82.2% | — |
| 1998 | 75.4% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 70.8% | 82.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 72.6% | 89.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.3% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 92.7% | 97.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More aid effectiveness data for South Africa
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 789,470 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 7.80 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 66.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 80.84 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 20.95 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 314.43 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 111.70 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 18.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 1.00 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 6.66 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in South Africa?
- Primary completion rate, total in South Africa was 95.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 1999.
- How does South Africa rank for primary completion rate, total?
- South Africa ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.