Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — All age in South Africa
South Africa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — All age was 68.06 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — All age in South Africa, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 68.06 % for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — all age in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — all age in South Africa peaked at 69.48 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.96 %, in 2011.
That places South Africa 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — All age in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54.96 % | — |
| 2016 | 55.65 % | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.9 % | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 69.48 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 63.91 % | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 65.6 % | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 68.06 % | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.3 % | 54.96 % | 55.65 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 66.99 % | 63.91 % | 69.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,610 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.5058 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3,337 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — all age in South Africa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — all age in South Africa was 68.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — all age recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.48 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — all age recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.96 % in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — all age?
- South Africa ranks 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — all age rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.