Financial statistics of

higher education institutions

for 2016

Dr Pali Lehohla

24 October 2017@StatsSA

#StatsSA

1. Reference period (HEI financial year): 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2016

2. Information obtained from HEI financial statements & DHET

3. Financials:

Revenue: (actual cash received, irrespective for which period):

* Grants from national government

* Other receipts (tuition fees)

Expenses: (actual cash paid, irrespective for which period):

* Compensation of employees

* Purchases of goods and services

Capital expenditure

* Buildings other than dwellings

* Furniture

Cash flow: refers to cash movements in the bank balance during the HEI financial year

4. Scope:

* 26 HEIs (20 universities; 6 universities of technology)

* Excludes private institutions

5. Unit data available for 2015 and 2016 (for each HEI) – on request

Background and concepts

Western Cape North West

1. Cape Town 23. North West

2. Stellenbosch Mpulmalanga

3. Western Cape 24. Mpumalanga

4. Cape Peninsula Limpopo

Eastern Cape 25. Limpopo

5. Nelson Mandela 26. Venda

6. Rhodes

7. Fort Hare

8. Walter Sisulu

KwaZulu-Natal

9. KwaZulu-Natal

10. Zululand

11. Durban

12. Mangosuthu

Norther Cape

13. Sol Plaatje

Free State

14. Free State

15. Central

Gauteng

16. Johannesburg

17. Witwatersrand

18. Pretoria

19. UNISA

20. Sefako Makgatho (from 2015)

21. Tshwane

22. Vaal

Northern Cape

University University of Technology

Scope: where are our Higher Education Institutions*?

Mpumalanga

*Head offices

Triggers of Crisis

Culmination of Contestation: Soweto Uprising

Culmination of Contestation, 40 Years Later: Fees Must Fall

China

Indonesia

Malaysia

Singapore

South Korea

Thailand

55,2

South Africa

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

China Indonesia Malaysia Singapore

South Korea Thailand South Africa

Percentage

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

Venezuela, RB

55,2

South Africa

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador

Peru Venezuela, RB South Africa

Percentage

Demographic Transition: % Working Age PopulationSouth Africa along with East Asian and Latin American Countries experienced a demographic transition but Economic Growth varied

* Population aged 15–64 as a percentage of the total population

6,9

3,2

3,8

5,2

6,2

4,3

2,3

2,6

2,3

1,6

1,6

0,4

1

China

Indonesia

Malaysia

Singapore

South Korea

Thailand

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

Venezuela (1961–2013)

South Africa:

Real GDP per capita, average annual growth (%), 1961–2015 Growth Rates for Selected Countries

A demographic transition on its own does may not result in extended periods of high growth

South Africa’s per capita growth rate from 1961 to 2015 averaged just 1%, which was well

below the East Asian growth rates and below five of the six Latin American growth rates.

Source: World Bank and calculations

Student enrolment

Photo: Jeffrey Barbee http://www.mediaclubsouthafrica.com/

Higher education student enrolment: 2016

Source: Department of Higher Education. Preliminary data (2016)

Contribution of first-year students enrolment: 2012-2016

Source: Department of Higher Education. Preliminary data (2016)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Other students 783 608 825 309 800 798 813 282 816 946

First-year students 169 765 158 389 168 356 171 930 158 891

17,8% 16,1% 17,4% 17,5% 16,3%

82,2% 83,9% 82,6% 82,5% 83,7%

0

100 000

200 000

300 000

400 000

500 000

600 000

700 000

800 000

900 000

1 000 000

Stu

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enro

lment

Total 953 373 983 698 969 154 985 212 975 837

Students enrolment according to gender: 2012-2016

Source: Department of Higher Education. Preliminary data (2016)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Unknown 166 12 5 12 21

Male 398 367 409 988 404 365 410 523 408 697

Female 554 840 573 698 564 784 574 677 567 119

58,2% 58,3% 58,3% 58,3% 58,1%

41,8%41,7% 41,7% 41,7% 41,9%

0

100 000

200 000

300 000

400 000

500 000

600 000

700 000

800 000

900 000

1 000 000

Stu

de

nt e

nro

lme

nt

Total 953 373 983 698 969 154 985 212 975 837

703

1 268

5 402

8 136

11 588

13 831

15 237

15 708

17 662

19 241

19 843

21 796

27 780

28 377

28 581

29 232

30 161

34 455

36 269

37 448

46 472

51 795

53 232

58 901

63 395

299 324

Sol Plaatje

Mpumalanga

Sefako Makgatho

Rhodes

Mangosuthu

Fort Hare

Venda

Central

Zululand

Vaal

Limpopo

Western Cape

Nelson Mandela

Durban

Walter Sisulu

Cape Town

Stellenbosch

Cape Peninsula

Free State

Wits

KwaZulu-Natal

Johannesburg

Pretoria

Tshwane

North West

Unisa

There were

975 837 students enrolled in

higher education in 2016

Student enrolment: 2016

Source: Department of Higher Education. Preliminary data (2016)

Student enrolment: 2012-2016

Institution Name 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Unisa 336 286 355 240 328 491 337 944 299 324

North West 58 752 60 975 63 135 64 070 63 395

Tshwane 51 711 54 159 56 785 57 246 58 901

Pretoria 57 508 57 553 56 376 55 984 53 232

Johannesburg 48 769 48 386 49 789 49 452 51 795

KwaZulu Natal 41 864 44 002 45 465 45 506 46 472

Wits 30 436 31 134 32 721 33 777 37 448

Free State 32 375 31 877 31 032 30 418 36 269

Cape Peninsula 33 509 33 477 33 186 32 674 34 455

Stellenbosch 27 510 27 418 28 869 29 613 30 161

Cape Town 25 805 26 118 26 357 27 809 29 232

Walter Sisulu 24 613 24 122 23 946 25 993 28 581

Durban 24 875 26 059 26 472 27 023 28 377

Nelson Mandela 26 597 26 361 26 510 26 305 27 780

Western Cape 19 591 20 383 20 582 20 382 21 796

Limpopo 22 249 22 914 23 384 18 907 19 843

Vaal 21 201 20 633 19 319 17 678 19 241

Zululand 16 434 16 591 16 663 16 891 17 662

Central 12 724 13 303 14 352 14 193 15 708

Venda 10 323 11 818 13 497 14 146 15 237

Fort Hare 12 044 12 315 13 063 13 458 13 831

Mangosuthu 10 802 11 375 11 377 11 518 11 588

Rhodes 7 395 7 485 7 519 8 007 8 136

Sefako Makgatho 0 0 0 5 074 5 402

Mpumalanga 0 0 140 816 1 268

Sol Plaatje 0 0 124 328 703

Total 953 373 983 698 969 154 985 212 975 837

Source: Department of Higher Education. Preliminary data (2016)

Number of graduates (2012-2016)

There were 203 078 graduates in 2016

Source: Department of Higher Education. Preliminary data (2016)

HEIs revenue: 2015-2016

Revenue

increased by

11% from 2015 to 2016

2015

R61,0 billion

2016

R67,4 billion

HEIs revenue: 2016

3%

4%

21%

21%

22%

26%

26%

27%

28%

29%

30%

31%

32%

34%

34%

34%

36%

36%

36%

37%

38%

39%

40%

41%

41%

44%

32%

95%

94%

58%

63%

35%

69%

32%

55%

46%

48%

55%

36%

42%

40%

46%

55%

52%

51%

48%

55%

54%

40%

28%

51%

43%

44%

45%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Mpumalanga

Sol Plaatje

Western Cape

Walter Sisulu

Stellenbosch

Sefako Makgatho

Cape Town

Zululand

Nelson Mandela

Mangosuthu

Vaal

Pretoria

North West

Free State

KwaZulu-Natal

Tshwane

Cape Peninsula

Durban

Rhodes

Central

Fort Hare

Johannesburg

Wits

Venda

Limpopo

Unisa

All institutions

Tuition fees Grants received Other receipts

HEIs expenses: 2015-2016

2015

R53,6 billion

2016

R59,0 billion

Expenses

increased by

10%from 2015 to 2016

43%

44%

46%

51%

53%

53%

54%

54%

54%

55%

55%

55%

57%

57%

57%

58%

58%

58%

62%

62%

62%

63%

65%

65%

66%

67%

57%

56%

47%

54%

38%

40%

36%

46%

44%

36%

39%

38%

33%

39%

39%

35%

33%

36%

38%

36%

38%

38%

30%

35%

33%

32%

31%

37%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Sol Plaatje

Fort Hare

Zululand

Stellenbosch

Western Cape

KwaZulu-Natal

Sefako Makgatho

Pretoria

Cape Town

North West

Rhodes

Wits

Mangosuthu

Central

Nelson Mandela

Johannesburg

Free State

Venda

Durban

Limpopo

Walter Sisulu

Cape Peninsula

Mpumalanga

Vaal

Unisa

Tshwane

All institutions

Compensation of employees Purchases of goods and services Other payments

HEIs expenses: 2016

Revenue

HEI Receipts: 2012-2016 (Rm)

Grants Tuition fees Other receipts

2012 20 969 15 200 12 448

2013 23 152 16 980 12 958

2014 25 412 19 837 12 941

2015 25 062 21 287 14 606

2016 30 038 21 595 15 733

0

5 000

10 000

15 000

20 000

25 000

30 000

35 000

R m

illio

n

27

33

189

201

271

313

316

354

398

469

490

505

633

654

662

799

945

1 069

1 125

1 242

1 466

1 491

1 553

1 657

1 927

2 806

Mpumalanga

Sol Plaatje

Mangosuthu

Sefako Makgatho

Zululand

Central

Walter Sisulu

Vaal

Venda

Rhodes

Fort Hare

Western Cape

Limpopo

Durban

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

Cape Peninsula

Free State

Tshwane

Stellenbosch

North West

KwaZulu-Natal

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Wits

Pretoria

Unisa

Higher education

institutions received

R21,6 billionin the form of tuition

fees in 2016

Tuition fees received per HEI: 2016 (Rm)

317

463

495

530

546

611

639

667

702

741

921

931

942

1 089

1 133

1 155

1 160

1 394

1 557

1 621

1 707

1 788

1 915

2 003

2 248

2 763

Mangosuthu

Central

Venda

Sefako Makgatho

Zululand

Rhodes

Vaal

Limpopo

Fort Hare

Sol Plaatje

Mpumalanga

Durban

Walter Sisulu

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

Free State

Cape Peninsula

Wits

Western Cape

Johannesburg

North West

Tshwane

Stellenbosch

Cape Town

KwaZulu-Natal

Pretoria

Unisa

Higher education

institutions received

R30,0 billionin the form of grants

in 2016

Grants received per HEI from national government: 2016 (Rm)

Grants from national government to HEIs: 2012-2016 (Rm)

16 99418 326

20 442 20 510

24 826

3 9754 826 4 970 4 552 5 212

5 000

10 000

15 000

20 000

25 000

30 000

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

R m

illio

n

Universities of technology

Universities

Other receipts to HEIs: 2016 (Rm)

13

19

40

71

79

104

153

170

179

205

231

233

235

288

335

503

632

740

755

816

878

1 000

1 331

Sol Plaatje

Mpumalanga

Sefako Makgatho

Central

Venda

Fort Hare

Mangosuthu

Vaal

Zululand

Rhodes

Durban

Walter Sisulu

Limpopo

Cape Peninsula

Tshwane

Western Cape

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

Free State

Unisa

Johannesburg

KwaZulu-Natal

North West

Wits

Higher education

institutions received

R15,7 billionin the form of other

receipts in 2016

Expenses

68

119

317

370

409

411

490

508

599

741

793

851

918

949

1 090

1 270

1 307

1 932

1 941

2 087

2 091

2 153

2 223

2 900

2 949

4 252

Sol Plaatje

Mpumalanga

Mangosuthu

Sefako Makgatho

Zululand

Central

Fort Hare

Venda

Rhodes

Limpopo

Vaal

Durban

Western Cape

Walter Sisulu

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

Cape Peninsula

Free State

KwaZulu-Natal

North West

Tshwane

Johannesburg

Stellenbosch

Wits

Cape Town

Pretoria

Unisa

Higher education

institutions spent

R33,7 billionon employees in 2016

Compensation of employees per HEI: 2016 (Rm)

64

88

219

279

319

334

405

408

450

481

490

527

570

611

676

687

800

957

1 181

1 293

1 330

1 402

1 635

1 918

2 071

2 377

Mpumalanga

Sol Plaatje

Mangosuthu

Central

Sefako Makgatho

Venda

Vaal

Rhodes

Limpopo

Zululand

Durban

Fort Hare

Walter Sisulu

Cape Peninsula

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

Western Cape

Free State

Tshwane

Johannesburg

KwaZulu-Natal

Wits

North West

Stellenbosch

Cape Town

Unisa

Pretoria

Higher education

institutions spent

R21,6 billionon goods and services

in 2016

HEIs purchases of goods and services: 2016 (Rm)

Photo: Hannelie Coetzee http://www.mediaclubsouthafrica.com/

Capital expenditure

Capex per HEI: 2016 (Rm)

44

48

91

99

107

108

149

149

152

157

162

165

169

188

199

232

259

260

265

281

360

372

380

570

614

645

Rhodes

Mangosuthu

Sefako Makgatho

Central

Zululand

Limpopo

Tshwane

Cape Peninsula

Fort Hare

Vaal

Free State

North West

Walter Sisulu

Durban

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

Venda

KwaZulu-Natal

Cape Town

Western Cape

Johannesburg

Unisa

Sol Plaatje

Mpumalanga

Wits

Stellenbosch

Pretoria

Higher education

institutions spent

R6,2 billionon capital expenditure

in 2016

703

1 268

5 402

8 136

11 588

13 831

15 237

15 708

17 662

19 241

19 843

21 796

27 780

28 377

28 581

29 232

30 161

34 455

36 269

37 448

46 472

51 795

53 232

58 901

63 395

299 324

Sol Plaatje

Mpumalanga

Sefako Makgatho

Rhodes

Mangosuthu

Fort Hare

Venda

Central

Zululand

Vaal

Limpopo

Western Cape

Nelson Mandela

Durban

Walter Sisulu

Cape Town

Stellenbosch

Cape Peninsula

Free State

Wits

KwaZulu-Natal

Johannesburg

Pretoria

Tshwane

North West

Unisa

There were

975 837 students enrolled in

higher education in 2016

Student enrolment

Source: Department of Higher Education. Preliminary data (2016)

Student enrolment: 2012-2016

Institution Name 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Unisa 336 286 355 240 328 491 337 944 299 324

North West 58 752 60 975 63 135 64 070 63 395

Tshwane 51 711 54 159 56 785 57 246 58 901

Pretoria 57 508 57 553 56 376 55 984 53 232

Johannesburg 48 769 48 386 49 789 49 452 51 795

KwaZulu Natal 41 864 44 002 45 465 45 506 46 472

Wits 30 436 31 134 32 721 33 777 37 448

Free State 32 375 31 877 31 032 30 418 36 269

Cape Peninsula 33 509 33 477 33 186 32 674 34 455

Stellenbosch 27 510 27 418 28 869 29 613 30 161

Cape Town 25 805 26 118 26 357 27 809 29 232

Walter Sisulu 24 613 24 122 23 946 25 993 28 581

Durban 24 875 26 059 26 472 27 023 28 377

Nelson Mandela 26 597 26 361 26 510 26 305 27 780

Western Cape 19 591 20 383 20 582 20 382 21 796

Limpopo 22 249 22 914 23 384 18 907 19 843

Vaal 21 201 20 633 19 319 17 678 19 241

Zululand 16 434 16 591 16 663 16 891 17 662

Central 12 724 13 303 14 352 14 193 15 708

Venda 10 323 11 818 13 497 14 146 15 237

Fort Hare 12 044 12 315 13 063 13 458 13 831

Mangosuthu 10 802 11 375 11 377 11 518 11 588

Rhodes 7 395 7 485 7 519 8 007 8 136

Sefako Makgatho 0 0 0 5 074 5 402

Mpumalanga 0 0 140 816 1 268

Sol Plaatje 0 0 124 328 703

Total 953 373 983 698 969 154 985 212 975 837

Source: Department of Higher Education. Preliminary data (2016)

HEIs revenue: 2015-2016

Revenue

increased by

11% from 2015 to 2016

2015

R61,0 billion

2016

R67,4 billion

Black/African

Coloured

Indian/AsianWhite

0,00

0,10

0,20

0,30

0,40

0,50

0,60

0,70

0,80

0,90

1,00

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

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Coloured

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0,40

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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

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Progression ratios of persons who completed grade 7 after they completed grade 3 by population group, Census 2011

Progression ratios of persons who completed grade 9 after they completed grade 3 by population group, Census 2011

Black/African

Coloured

Indian/Asian

White

0,00

0,10

0,20

0,30

0,40

0,50

0,60

0,70

0,80

0,90

1,00

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

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Progression ratios of persons who completed grade 12 after completing Grade 3 by population group, Census 2011

Progression ratios

161975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

2016: Proportion of Matric Graduates who attain a bachelor degree

Source: Community Survey 2016

Black48686

White20510

Indian5529

Coloured5622

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10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

45000

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1986 1996 2006 2014

Absolute numbers of Graduates by Pop Group*

Black

White

Indian

Coloured

0,14

Black African1,12

3,53

White4,50

1,71

Indian/Asian4,12

0,45

Coloured1,18

0,00

0,50

1,00

1,50

2,00

2,50

3,00

3,50

4,00

4,50

5,00

1986 1996 2006 2014

Graduate rates per 1000 of Total Population Group*

Source: Adapted from HE Broekhuizen (Hemis Aggregate Figures) Excludes undergraduate diplomas and certificates

Source: Adapted from HE Broekhuizen (Hemis Aggregate Figures ) with addition of population estimates for time points Excludes undergraduate diplomas and certificates

Absolute vs Proportions

Educational Attainment (Proportions)

Source: Community Survey 2016

Source: Community Survey 2016

Educational Attainment (Absolute Numbers)

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Almost universal school attendance in the age group 7─15 years. Noticeable representation of learners who are older than the ideal graduation age in primary and secondary schools.

At age 21 more learners in Secondary School than University and TVET combined

12,2% of Learners are not yet in some form of structured education by age 5

TVET

University

Percentage of those aged 5 – 24 years who attend educational institution, 2016

9 14

18

20

20

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21

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41

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49

54

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58

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15-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

15-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

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Skilled employment as a percentage of total employment within each population group, by age group (South Africa)

Amongst the youth, i.e. age groups 15–24 and 25–34, there were increases in skilled employment (as a proportion of corresponding total employment) between 1994 and 2016 in all population groups except black African

Perceived municipal challenges

Cost of electricityAccess to reliableand

safe water

Lack of/ Inadequate employment opportunities

Rank #2Rank #1 Rank #3

Source: Community Survey 2016

Rank #15

Lack of/ Inadequate educational facilities

Unemployment rate by education status (Q2: 2017)

Source: Stats SA, Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Q2: 2017

significant progress is possible and is within our reach as we gain better handle on planning through the planning tools.

“Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe

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Information on HEI disaggregated tables available on the Stats SA website: http://www.statssa.gov.za

1. More HEI grants by national government

contributed 44,6% to HEIs total revenue in 2016, increasing from 41,1% in 2015

2. Lesser tuition fees

contributed 32,1% to HEIs total revenue in 2016, decreasing from 34,9% in 2015

3. Salaries: 57,2% of total current HEI expense for 2016 (58% in 2015)

4. Capital expenditure by HEIs amounted to R6,2 billion for 2016 (R6,3 billion in 2015)

5. The total number of students enrolled in HEIs decreased by 9 375 from 2015 to 2016

6. Graduates – inputs vs outputs

7. This publication only reports on the cash transactions of HEIs, adapted from the annual

statements provided by the respondents

Closing remarks

Thank you

Queries:

Dr Pali Lehohla (palil@statssa.gov.za)

Dr. Patrick Naidoo (patrickn@statssa.gov.za)

Ms. Elizabeth Makhafola (elizabethma@statssa.gov.za)