Company Index Stats
How many Education companies are in South Africa?
There are 41,140 Education companies in South Africa as of October 2026, 0.7% of Education companies worldwide, and 6.6% of all companies in South Africa.
Companies can carry several industry labels, so counts overlap.
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#24
for Education companies
Share of South Africa
6.6%
of all companies in South Africa
By Sub-Industry
What Education companies in South Africa actually do
These 7 sub-industries account for 67% of the 41,140 Education companies in South Africa by label rather than by distinct company. Sub-categories can span adjacent industries, and a company carrying several labels is counted under each.
| 1 | Trade School | 10,371 | |
| 2 | Online Course Platform | 6,261 | |
| 3 | K12 School | 3,234 | |
| 4 | Preschool and Daycare | 3,161 | |
| 5 | Tutoring | 2,547 | |
| 6 | University | 1,261 | |
| 7 | Driving School | 534 |
Who They Sell To
Education customer mix in South Africa
Shares of the customer types we recorded, not of companies: one selling to several counts under each, and one with no customer type recorded is left out entirely.
By Company Size
How big Education companies in South Africa are
Education in other countries
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Methodology
Aggregate counts from the DiscoLike index of 80M+ companies. Companies without a resolvable location are counted under 'unknown', and cells below the minimum count threshold are folded into an 'other' bucket. Industry and business-type categories overlap: a company carrying several labels is counted in each.
Updated monthly. Current snapshot: October 2026. See the full Company Index Stats.
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DiscoLike, "Education companies in South Africa", Company Index Stats, October 2026. https://discolike.com/company-stats/education/south-africa/
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