The chart shows higher enrolment numbers in 2018 than 2017 for SET degrees at all universities shown. The University of Witwatersrand (Wits) had the highest number of new enrolments compared to the previous year, with 1,160 more students enrolled. Within KZN, the University of Zululand (UniZulu) had the highest number of new students enrolled for SET degrees in 2018 compared to 2017, with 379 new students. Overall, the University of Pretoria (UP) had the highest enrolment for SET degrees in both 2017 and 2018 with enrolment numbers of 25,661 and 25,841, respectively./p>
The chart above shows the number of students who graduated from SET degrees in 2017 and 2018 for selected universities. All universities have a higher number of SET graduates in 2018 than 2017. UP had the highest number of students graduate from SET degrees in 2018 (5,596), followed by Wits (4,052) and then UKZN (3,818).
The University of South Africa (UNISA) maintained its number one position in terms of enrolment in 2018,followed by UP in second place. Wits improved in rankings to the fourth position, whereas, UKZN dropped one place to fifth position, and Durban University of Technology (DUT), Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) and UniZulu remained unchanged from 2017- 2018. In terms of graduates, UP maintained first place in 2018. Improvement in overall rankings were experienced by UNISA which moved from seventh to fourth place, the University of Cape Town (UCT) which moved from eleventh to tenth place, and UniZulu which moved from twenty fourth to twenty third place. UKZN and Wits both dropped one place from 2017 rankings.
The chart above shows enrolment into doctoral degree programmes in selected universities. Doctoral degree enrolment continues to rise at UKZN from 3,164 in 2017 to 3,320 in 2018. All other universities in the chart also show higher enrolment except UP and MUT. MUT had no Doctoral enrolments in both 2017 and 2018./p>
UKZN remains in first place for both doctoral degree enrolment and graduation in South Africa in 2018. UNISA and UniZulu improved in the national doctoral enrolment rankings by one place whereas DUT and UP both dropped one place. UNISA improved one place on the doctoral graduate rankings, while UCT and DUT dropped one place.
The chart above suggests that enrolment for SET courses was very high at UNISA (38 837) in 2017, however, the university produced significantly lower SET graduates (3 621) compared to its enrolment and compared to graduation rates of other universities. In terms of doctoral degrees, enrolment is 2 287 and doctoral degree graduates in 2017 totalled 289, which ranks 4th out of 26 universities across the country..
The overall national rankings across 26 universities show that in 2018, UKZN climbed to first place, followed closely by UP. Wits, UCT and MUT all dropped one place from 2017 rankings to fourth, fifth and twenty fifth, respectively in 2018. Whereas, DUT rose three places from 2017 to thirteenth in 2018.
In 2017/18, GERD as a percentage of GDP was highest in the Western Cape with 1.41%, which is an increase of 0.09% from the previous year. Gauteng follows with 1.04% in 2017/18, which is an increase of 0.01% from 2016/17. In third place is the Free State, which in 2017/18 had GERD as a percentage of GDP at 0.88%, a 0.10% increase from the previous year. KZN GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.54% in 2017/18, an increase of 0.05% from 2016/17..
Business sector contributions make up the largest share of R&D expenditure (40%), followed by the higher education sector (34%), the science councils sector (13%), the not-for-profit sector (8%) and lastly the government sector (5%). All sectors increased the amount invested in R&D in 2017/18..
The chart above is a national view of the spread of investment value according to the stage of the deal. The chart shows that in 2018, the majority of investment deals in terms of value (42.2%), went towards the start-up phase. This was followed by 29.4% share invested in the growth stage and 19.4% share in later-stage deals. The contributions for these three stages of deals declined since 2017, whereas the share of investments towards seed, buyout, rescue/turnaround and replacement increased in 2018.
The chart above shows that in 2018, the majority share of investment (value) went to investees with head offices in the Western Cape (48.2%). Investees with head offices in Gauteng received 42.5% of the share of investment. Although investees with head offices in KZN received a significantly lower share of investment at 6.8%, this is more than double the share received in 2017 (2.8%).
The chart above shows the number of matriculants who passed the maths subject with a pass mark of 40% and above between 2017 and 2019. The chart demonstrates that KZN has the highest number of maths graduates across all three years, however, 10% fewer students passed Maths in 2019 than in 2018. This trend aligns with a reduced pass rate - 1.4% fewer students passed in 2019 than in 2018. Western Cape has the highest pass rate for Maths at 52.6%, despite having fewer graduates.
The chart above shows the number of matriculants who passed the maths subject with a pass mark of 40% and above between 2017 and 2019. The chart demonstrates that KZN has the highest number of maths graduates across all three years, however, 10% fewer students passed Maths in 2019 than in 2018. This trend aligns with a reduced pass rate - 1.4% fewer students passed in 2019 than in 2018. Western Cape has the highest pass rate for Maths at 52.6%, despite having fewer graduates.
The chart above shows that KZN TVET colleges had the highest number of students complete N3 Engineering studies (7,627), followed by Limpopo (6,535) and Gauteng (6,512). In terms of completion rate, students in the Western Cape experienced the highest completion rate (89.2%), followed by Eastern Cape (88.3%) and the Free State (87.5%).
The chart above illustrates that Limpopo, KZN and Gauteng had the highest number of students complete N6 level Engineering Studies with 2,771, 2,617 and 2,613, respectively. As in N3 level, completion rates for N6 level in Engineering Studies was highest amongst Western Cape students (88.4%), followed by Eastern Cape (86.4%) and Free State (85.8%).
Trademark applications by South African residents increased year-on-year during this period. In 2018, trademark applications totalled 22,948 compared to 21,289 in 2016. Trademark applications by non-residents in 2018 (16,188) rose from the previous year (15,543), however, they were lower than in 2016 (16,880).
In terms of business expenditure on R&D, the chart above shows that in 2017/18 Gauteng’s BERD as a percentage of GDP was the highest at 0.50% (up from 0.49% in 2016/17), followed by the Free State at 0.45% (unchanged from 2016/17) and Western Cape at 0.44% (up from 0.41% in 2016/17). The graph shows that BERD as a percentage of GDP in 2009/10 was higher than in 2017/18 for a number of provinces such as the Free State, Gauteng, Western Cape and KZN. BERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.27% for KZN in 2009/10 and has decreased to 0.22% in 2017/18.
In 2018, the profile of funds that were managed by venture capitalists were made up mostly of independent funds (35.1%), followed closely by captive government funds (33.7%). Angel investors, who are critical for early stage investment made up 4.2% of funds.
The chart above shows an upward trend in the value of investments since 2013. In 2018 the total value of investments was R1,516 million which is an increase of 30.69% from 2017. Over 40% of investment value went toward the manufacturing, food and beverage, medical devices and equipment, and energy sectors.
The chart above shows that from a national perspective, there is no significant difference in household internet access across metros (74.5%) and rural areas (72.4%). However, households in traditional areas and farms experience more exclusion from connectivity with 47.6% and 40.2% of households having internet access, respectively.