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South Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes

17.47percent · 2023-43.3% since 2000

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OAEPG.2.GPV. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202317.466
202213.388
202136.691
202021.001
201921.103
201823.729
201729.549
200422.444
200324.223
200228.056
200030.827

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). Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-oaepg-2-gpv (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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