Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — Female in South Africa
South Africa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — Female was 71.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — Female in South Africa, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — female in South Africa stood at 71.96 %.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — female in South Africa peaked at 72.29 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.38 %, in 2011.
That places South Africa 48th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — Female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 58.38 % | — |
| 2016 | 59.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 69.06 % | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 72.29 % | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 67.53 % | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 68.46 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 71.96 % | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.74 % | 58.38 % | 59.1 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 69.86 % | 67.53 % | 72.29 % | 5 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,013 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,505 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 116,367 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — female in South Africa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — female in South Africa was 71.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 72.29 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.38 % in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — female?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — value — female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 — Female — 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.