Primary completion (UIS) in South Africa
In South Africa, 97.6% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2024.
South Africa, 2024
97.6%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2019
99.4%
Primary completion (UIS) in South Africa over time
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South Africa
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.6% |
| 2023 | 97.8% |
| 2022 | 97.5% |
| 2021 | 98.0% |
| 2020 | 97.8% |
| 2016 | 96.5% |
| 2011 | 93.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 97.8% in 2023.
- Since 2011, when it was 93.0%, the figure has changed by +4.5 percentage points.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Lower secondary completion
92.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
95.3%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
34.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
62.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
6.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
9.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS