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South Africa: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes

137,970count · 2023+134.9% since 2002

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator 41933. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2023137,970
2022130,225
2021111,129
2020160,860
2019168,737
2018133,964
2016120,766
2015114,263
2004124,420
200363,482
200258,731
2000171,664

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 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-41933 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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