South Africa
Learning-adjusted schooling in South Africa
Learning-adjusted schooling in South Africa: 6.2 years in 2010 and 5.6 years in 2020, by World Bank estimates.
- Latest, 2020
- 5.6 years
- Since 2010
- −0.6 years
- Rank, 2020
- 138 of 174
- counting from the highest
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- The highest was 6.2 years in 2010, the lowest 5.1 years in 2017.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | South Africa |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 6.2 |
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
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South Africa in numbers
Every measure for South Africa on one page
Health
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Economy
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Politics
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Military
- Military spending0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$3B in 2025
- Military spending per person$49 in 2025
- Military share of state spending2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel89,000 people in 2020
- National power0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports115 million TIV in 2025