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South Africa: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes

21.22percent · 2023

Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ROFST.AGM1.CP. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202321.22
202222.497
202130.117
202020.796
201923.353
201823.036
201529.581
200062.913

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 one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-rofst-agm1-cp (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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