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- 1 in 3 South Africans has a matric
- 1 in 10 people has a tertiary qualification
- The number of people with no, little or only primary education has dropped from 43% to 18%
Leaving school with a matric certificate opens doors for further studies, internships and work.
The percentage of South Africans over 20 years old who have completed high school has more than doubled from 16% in 1996 to 38% in 2022.
In 2022, 12% had also pursued further education after high school. More people see the benefit of staying in school for longer – with the percentage of people with only primary education or less decreasing over the last 26 years.
In 1996, almost 1 in 2 people had only a primary education. In 2022, the percentage had dropped to 18%.
— 2 November, 2023Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
