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South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

102.24percent · 2023-0.1% since 2011

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator GER.1T2. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2023102.236
2022102.397
2021102.22
2020102.253
2019102.023
2018101.332
2017101.27
2016102.104
2015106.647
2012103.813
2011102.351
2010101.448
200999.596
200897.916
200797.436
200696.451
200595.284
200494.427
200392.977
200293.33
200191.04
200089.984

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 and lower secondary, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ger-1t2 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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