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South Africa: Percentage of students in lower secondary education who have their first or home language as language of instruction, both sexes

29.58percent · 2023

Percentage of students in lower secondary education who have their first or home language as language of instruction, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator FHLANGILP.LOWERSEC. Annual figures for South Africa from 2015 to 2023.

20152023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202329.578UIS_EST
201927.631UIS_EST
201530.86UIS_EST

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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). Percentage of students in lower secondary education who have their first or home language as language of instruction, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-fhlangilp-lowersec (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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South Africa: Percentage of students in lower secondary education who have their first or home language as language of instruction, both sexes (2015–2023) · Interva