Useful sources about Africa

The total number of literate persons in a given age group, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group. The dataset is provided by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics based on 2014 literacy data for Kenya.

This survey, compiled by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, includes pupil completion rates and primary to secondary transition rates. The report is from 2017 and available in PDF.

The booklet provides information on the number of schools, enrolment by gender and level of education, special needs learners, orphans and vulnerable children, basic education cycle schooling profile, gross enrolment and net enrolment rates. It also includes internal efficiency indicators, pupils/students teacher ratios, schools infrastructure and national examinations results. A useful education booklet published by the Kenyan Ministry of Education.

A section in a 2014-2015 water services performance report which provides the performance of water and sanitation utilities in Kenya. The report is published annually by the Water Services Regulatory Board.

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study provides comparative data on student learning in reading. It is conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. It has assessed reading comprehension in over 60 countries since 2001.

The South African Chamber of Mines publishes annual statistics on production and safety in the country's mining sector.

The annual SA Mine report, produced by PwC, provides comparative data for South Africa’s mining sector. The findings are based on the financial reports of mining companies with a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The 2017 edition includes information on prices, production and market capitalisation per commodity.

The World Nuclear Association’s website provides information on uranium mining, nuclear energy generation and capacity in South Africa. It was last updated in August 2018.

Public domain data on renewable energy is often not entirely accurate or simply cannot be found. Often one has to contact renewable energy companies directly, although they may not be forthright with specs and data. This paucity of site and power station specs gave rise to the development of this online database of South African solar power plants.