South Africa Literacy Rate | Historical Data | Chart | 1980-2024

South Africa literacy rate for 2024 was 91.15%, a 1.15% increase from 2021.
  • South Africa literacy rate for 2021 was 90.00%, a 5.02% decline from 2019.
  • South Africa literacy rate for 2019 was 95.02%, a 3.28% increase from 2016.
  • South Africa literacy rate for 2016 was 91.74%, a 2.63% decline from 2015.
South Africa Literacy Rate: Historical data from 1980 to 2024.