[{"Meta":"Dataset","Value":"Annual public unversity graduate numbers, South Africa"},{"Meta":"Source","Value":"Department of Higher Education and Training, Outcomes of Programme 3, University Education"},{"Meta":"Source_link_1","Value":"https://www.dhet.gov.za/Commissions%20Reports/DHET%20Annual%20Report%202024_2025%20Print%20Ready.pdf"},{"Meta":"Source_link_2","Value":"https://nationalgovernment.co.za/department_annual/506/2024-department-of-higher-education-and-training-(dhet)-annual-report.pdf"},{"Meta":"Source_link_3","Value":"https://nationalgovernment.co.za/department_annual/412/2022-department-of-higher-education-and-training-(dhet)-annual-report.pdf"},{"Meta":"Source_link_3","Value":"https://www.dhet.gov.za/Commissions%20Reports/Annual%20Report%202020-2021.pdf"},{"Meta":"Source_link_4","Value":"https://pmg.org.za/files/260304_DHET_PRESENTATION_2ND_AND_3RD_QUARTER_FINAL.pptx"},{"Meta":"Last_update","Value":"22 June 2026"},{"Meta":"Notes","Value":"Updated annually"},{"Meta":"Description","Value":"This dataset contains the annual number of graduates from South Africa's public universities, plus the number of graduates in eight key areas: engineering, natural and physical sciences, human health sciences, animal health sciences, veterinary sciences, initial teaching education, masters degrees and doctorates (all subjects). The data comes from the Department of Higher Education and Training's annual reports, except for the 2024 data, which was sourced from a DHET presentation to a parliamentary committee in March 2026."},{"Meta":"Variable","Value":"Description"},{"Meta":"year","Value":"Year of graduation, 2019 to 2024, plus one row that contains the target number for for 2023"},{"Meta":"students_completing_a_university_qualification","Value":"Number of students who students completing a university qualification at one of South Africa's public universities"},{"Meta":"students_enrolled","Value":"Number of students enrolled at South Africa's public universities"},{"Meta":"engineering","Value":"Number of engineering graduates at South Africa's public universities"},{"Meta":"natural_and_physical_sciences","Value":"Number of graduates with a natural or physical science degree at South Africa's public universities"},{"Meta":"human_health_science","Value":"Number of graduates with a health science degree at South Africa's public universities"},{"Meta":"animal_health_science","Value":"Number of graduates with an animal science degree at South Africa's public universities"},{"Meta":"initial_teacher_education","Value":"Number of teacher education graduates at South Africa's public universities. Find out more about initial teacher education here https://www.education.gov.za/Informationfor/Teachers/InitialTeacherEducation/tabid/416/Default.aspx"},{"Meta":"veterinary_science","Value":"Number of graduates with a veterinary science degree at South Africa's public universities"},{"Meta":"master’s","Value":"Number of graduates with a master's degree at South Africa's public universities"},{"Meta":"doctorate","Value":"Number of graduates with a doctoral degree at South Africa's public universities"}]