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South Africa: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both sexes
3.17percent · 2024
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ROFST.H.1.URB. Annual figures for South Africa from 2016 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.174 | |
| 2023 | 3.838 | |
| 2022 | 3.032 | |
| 2021 | 1.472 | |
| 2020 | 2.074 | |
| 2016 | 0.99 |
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, urban, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-rofst-h-1-urb (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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