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South Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

329,214count · 2023+0.5% since 2013

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator 25051. Annual figures for South Africa from 2012 to 2023.

20122023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2023329,214
2022287,806
2021331,619
2020353,198
2019340,590
2018361,511
2017339,791
2016314,503
2015328,903
2014321,623
2013327,521
2012336,514

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-25051 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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