Education How many pupils are there in South African schools? Source Department of Basic Education: School Realities 2023 Short answer How many pupils are there in South African schools? In 2023, there were 13 439 683 learners in public and independent schools in South Africa. (Note: This number excludes early childhood development centres and special schools.) ... Back Full answer
Education Where does South Africa rank globally based on literacy? Source Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2021 Short answer Where does South Africa rank globally based on literacy? South Africa ranked last out of 57 countries assessed in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, which tested the reading ability of 400,000 students worldwide in 2021. ... Back Full answer
Education How many public and independent schools does South Africa have? Source Department of Basic Education: School Realities 2023 Short answer How many public and independent schools does South Africa have? In 2023, there were 22,511 public and 24,836 independent schools in South Africa. (Note: These numbers exclude early childhood development centres and special schools.) ... Back Full answer
Education How many teachers are there in South African schools? Source Department of Basic Education: School Realities 2023 Short answer How many teachers are there in South African schools? In 2023, there were 454,749 teachers in public and independent schools in South Africa. (Note: These numbers exclude early childhood development centres and special schools.) ... Back Full answer
Education What is South Africa’s adult literacy rate? Source World Bank: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - South Africa Short answer What is South Africa’s adult literacy rate? In 2021, the adult literacy rate in South Africa was 90%. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many registered political parties are there in South Africa? Source The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC): Political Parties Statistics Short answer How many registered political parties are there in South Africa? As of 2024, there are 1,743 registered political parties in South Africa. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties Can residents over 60 vote before the national South African election on 29 May 2024? Source Daily Maverick – “How not to be duped! And PS, people over 60 don’t automatically get special votes” Short answer Can residents over 60 vote before the national South African election on 29 May 2024? A recent viral message circulating on social media falsely claimed that the IEC has allowed people aged 60 and over to vote before the 29 May elections through a special vote application. The IEC has clarified that this message is false and did not originate from the commission. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties Was the Expropriation Bill published in the National Gazette for comment just before 25 December 2022? Can the public still make comments? Source Parliament of the Republic of South Africa: press release Short answer Was the Expropriation Bill published in the National Gazette for comment just before 25 December 2022? Can the public still make comments? The National Assembly of South Africa (passed the Expropriation Bill on 28 September 2022. The bill guides the expropriation of property by organs of state. It also provides for instances where expropriation without compensation may be done in the public interest. Civil society submitted t... Back Full answer
Education Health Where does South Africa rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source Human Development Report 2021/2022 Short answer Where does South Africa rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a valu... Back Full answer