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South Africa: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

39,902count · 2023-55.9% since 2002

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator 21508. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
202339,902
202223,044
202139,053
202060,316
201967,242
201862,396
201670,803
201575,030
200475,266
200354,410
200290,452
2000105,103

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-21508 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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