South Africa Education System

Sub-Saharan Africa — education profile and statistics for South Africa.

Primary enrollment

101.77%

Secondary enrollment

104.13%

Tertiary enrollment

23.49%

Income group

Upper middle income

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Adult literacy rate

91.15%

Youth literacy rate

97.17%

Education spend (% of GDP)

6.02%

Data sources: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank Open Data, OECD PISA.