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South Africa: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

6.06percent · 2023-56.8% since 2003

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ROFST.1.CP. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20236.064
20225.778
20213.813
20208.149
20198.297
20189.305
20176.276UIS_EST
20154.913UIS_EST
200513.018UIS_EST
200413.321UIS_EST
200314.024UIS_EST
200215.136UIS_EST
200116.688UIS_EST
200017.788UIS_EST

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). Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-rofst-1-cp (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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