Useful sources about Africa

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics’ database provides globally comparable data on education. Data for South Africa on school attendance includes participation, progress and completion rates.

UNESCO data on global out-of-school rates. An interactive map lets users drill down for South African data.

A resource directory of South African schools with information by province, school listing, school services, phase and specialisation. Schools can also be selected by province.

A UNICEF report on South African education budget trends in 2017/18. It includes composition of spending, decentralisation and the equity of spending.

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics database provides information on compulsory education requirements in South Africa and official school ages by level of education.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa's website includes a searchable database of registered political parties in South Africa.

Formal and informal sector employment disparity by sex for 2010 to 2016, from Statistics South Africa's 2016 Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa report.

The Department of Environmental Affairs’ geographic information systems (EGIS) unit provides a land cover dataset for the years 1990 and 2013-14, which includes data for agriculture, forestry, vegetation, wetlands, mining and urban land use. Online registration is required, but the data is available for public download.

This statistical analysis by the Migrating for Work Research Consortium provides information on migrants' age, gender, population group, level of education, employment and type of occupation.