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South Africa: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes

50.66percent · 2024+298.1% since 2011

Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator EA.4T8.AG25T99. Annual figures for South Africa from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202450.665
202149.066
201915.171
201814.761
201713.694
201614.261
201515.196
201414.615
201314.035
201213.602
201112.727
201012.413
200912.249
200811.994
200710.852
200610.32
200510.974
200410.88
200310.413
200210.261
20018.887

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). Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ea-4t8-ag25t99 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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