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How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana?

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Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana

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How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana?

To date 1.3 million students in Ghana have benefited from a free senior high school social intervention programme rolled out by the government in 2017. The programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), is meant to extend guaranteed access to free quality education for all children of school-going age fr...

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Education

How many teachers are there in South African schools?

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Department of Basic Education: School Realities 2022

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How many teachers are there in South African schools?

In 2022, there were 450,993 teachers in South African schools. (Note: These numbers exclude early childhood development centres and special schools.) ...

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Education

How many public and independent schools are there in South Africa?

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Department of Basic Education: School Realities 2022

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How many public and independent schools are there in South Africa?

In 2022, there were 24,871 public and independent schools in South Africa. (Note: These numbers exclude early childhood development centres and special schools.) ...

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Education

How many pupils are there in South African schools?

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Department of Basic Education: School Realities 2022

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How many pupils are there in South African schools?

In 2022, there were 13,419,971 learners in ordinary public and independent schools in South Africa. (Note: This number excludes early childhood development centres and special schools.) ...

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