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South Africa: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes

2.59percent · 2024+307.4% since 2013

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator EA.7T8.AG25T99. Annual figures for South Africa from 2008 to 2024.

20082024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.586
20230.809
20220.848
20212.063
20200.676
20190.8
20180.665
20171.461
20151.179
20140.756
20130.635
20110.851
20100.716
20090.665
20080.703

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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ea-7t8-ag25t99 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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