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South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

23.49percent · 2023+26.3% since 2013

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator GER.5T8. Annual figures for South Africa from 2012 to 2023.

20122023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202323.494
202223.727
202122.343
202022.615
201922.244
201822.352
201721.09
201618.929
201519.033
201418.481
201318.609
201217.945

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 for tertiary education, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ger-5t8 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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