Schools reliant on basic pit toilets in South Africa - NEIMS & EFMS 2014 to 2024

CreatedMarch 24, 2025
CreditDepartment of Basic Education, Education Facility Management System
CategoryEducation
DescriptionThe data is sourced from the Education Facility Management System (EFMS) and its predecessor, the National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS). In 2023, EFMS replaced NEIMS as the official reporting tool. The Department of Education publishes these reports to monitor school infrastructure provision and to identify shortages and backlogs.
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Year
Source
ec_pits_only
fs_pits_only
gp_pits_only
lp_pits_only
mp_pits_only
nc_pits_only
nw_pits_only
sa_pits_only
wc_pits_only
kzn_pits_only
other_provinces
Data
YearSourceec_pits_onlyfs_pits_onlygp_pits_onlylp_pits_onlymp_pits_onlync_pits_onlynw_pits_onlysa_pits_onlywc_pits_onlykzn_pits_onlyother_provinces
2014-10-23https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Reports/NEIMS%20STANDARD%20REPORTS%20OCTOBER%202014.pdf?ver=2015-02-13-101816-02332042681102041612273743802244970
2015-05-12https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Publications/NEIMS%20STANDARD%20REPORTS%20AS%20AT%2012%20MAY%202015.pdf?ver=2015-06-03-114948-52028852211100139912222678302042855
2016-06-15https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Reports/NEIMS%20STANDARD%20REPORT%20JUNE%202016.pdf?ver=2016-07-14-131548-9301893223194139210146498601380772
2018-01-17https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Reports/NEIMS%20Report%20%2020172018.pdf?ver=2018-01-30-120305-787142616009163920127435801337679
2019-08-01https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Reports/NEIMS%20standard%20reports%202019.pdf?ver=2019-09-27-150623-250158712704721070145371001272379
2021-04-12https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Reports/NEIMS%20STANDARD%20REPORT%202021.pdf?ver=2021-05-20-094532-57094447021910182130090166
2023-08-21https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Reports/2023/EFMS%202023.pdf?ver=2023-09-04-115953-093506007400072801480
2024-07-03https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Reports/Norms%20and%20Standard%20Reports%202021/Norms%20and%20standard%20reports%202023/EFMS%20Publication%202024.pdf?ver=2024-07-10-102139-04717400250002870880