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
Governance & service delivery Where does South Africa rank globally based on perceived public-sector corruption? Source Transparency International Corruption Index 2022 – South Africa Short answer Where does South Africa rank globally based on perceived public-sector corruption? Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index records perceived public-sector corruption in 180 countries and territories. It uses a scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), based on feedback from experts and business people. In the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index, Sout... Back Full answer
Natural resources & energy Governance & service delivery What share of South African households have access to electricity from the grid? Source Stats SA: General Household Survey 2022 Short answer What share of South African households have access to electricity from the grid? The percentage of South African households that were connected to the mains electricity supply increased from 76.7% in 2002 to 89.6% in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Governance & service delivery What share of South African households have access to piped water? Source Statistics SA: Census 2022 Short answer What share of South African households have access to piped water? As of the 2022 Census about 82.4% of households in the country have access to piped water. This includes 59.7% of households having piped water inside their dwelling. This represents a significant increase in access to piped water compared to previous years, indicating progress in water infrastructu... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Housing Governance & service delivery How many ‘housing opportunities’ has the South African government provided since 1994? Source GroundUp: Housing in South Africa: How have we done since 1994? Short answer How many ‘housing opportunities’ has the South African government provided since 1994? Since 1994, the South African government has provided about 5 million "housing opportunities”. This includes both brick and mortar houses and serviced plots, which are plots of land with access to piped water and electricity. This effort has been part of the government's initiative to address the ... Back Full answer