Primary and secondary education inflation analysis for Jan 2025

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Primary and secondary education key statistics

What is happening to Primary and secondary education prices? 📈

6,6% over 12 months
vs historical average of 7,7%
Running below historical average 🐌

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Decelerating 🐌
Current: 6,6% vs Previous: 6,6%

Year-on-year Primary and secondary education inflation rate vs CPI headline

What happened to Primary and secondary education prices over the last twelve months?

Primary and secondary education prices have increased by 6,6% over the last 12 months. This compares to overall consumer inflation (as measured by CPI) of 3,2%.

How does Primary and secondary education price inflation compare to headline CPI and other major sectors?

Basket 12m change
1 Electricity, gas and other fuels 11,8%
2 Non-alcoholic beverages 9,0%
3 Accommodation services 8,2%
4 Insurance 8,0%
5 Primary and secondary education 6,6%
6 Tertiary education 5,9%
7 Water supply and miscellaneous services 5,5%
8 Health services 5,0%
9 Tobacco 4,8%
10 Restaurants 4,0%
11 Alcoholic beverages 3,9%
12 Goods and services for routine household maintenance 3,5%
13 Medicines and health products 3,4%
14 Newspapers, books and stationery 3,3%
15 CPI Headline 3,2%
16 Recreational and cultural services 2,5%
17 Purchase of vehicles 2,4%
18 Owners equivalent rent 2,4%
19 Footwear 1,8%
20 Clothing 1,5%
21 Food 1,5%
22 Maintenance and repair 1,3%
23 Information and communication services 0,8%
24 Passenger transport services 0,7%
25 Furniture, furnishings and loose carpets -0,9%
26 Recreational goods -2,2%
27 Household textiles, appliances, tableware and equipment -2,7%
28 Package holidays -2,9%
29 Operation of personal transport equipment -3,1%
30 Information and communication equipment -15,5%

Primary and secondary education ranks 5 out of 30 major sectors, with a 6,6% price increase over the past 12 months. This is above the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Primary and secondary education prices are rising faster than most other consumer goods and services.

Is Primary and secondary education price inflation accelerating or slowing down?

What was the inflation rate in Primary and secondary education in previous month?

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Primary and secondary education came in at 6,6% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 6,6%. That means, we have seen a cost deceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

How has the inflation rate in Primary and secondary education changed over the last two years?

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Primary and secondary education year-on-year inflation has been averaging 6,3% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 6,6%. That means, Primary and secondary education most recent year-on-year price inflation of 6,6% is below the average inflation rate of 7,7% over the past 2 years. The trend is down.

How does 6,6% in Primary and secondary education inflation compare historically? Has Primary and secondary education inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was 6,6%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was 3,4% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 11,8% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Primary and secondary education is 7,7%.

How much did Primary and secondary education cost 1 year, 2 years, 5 years and 10 years ago?

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 938 6,6%
2 years ago 884 13,1%
5 years ago 761 31,4%
10 years ago 523 91,2%

Costs relating to Primary and secondary education which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R938 one year ago, R884 two years ago, and R761 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Primary and secondary education prices.