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South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes

101.77percent · 2023-2.2% since 2013

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator GER.1. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2023101.772
2022102.402
2021101.741
2020101.3
2019101.12
2018100.424
2017101.58
2016103.418
2015107.312
2014104.198
2013104.091
2012104.707
2011104.046
2010103.44
2009102.599
2008102.369
2007101.155
200698.624
200597.533
200497.817
200396.929
200295.739
200193.356
200092.567

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). Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ger-1 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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