2.24 Level of education amongst those aged 20 years or more by province (numbers)*

 

Eastern
Cape

Free
State

Gauteng

Kwazulu-
Natal

Mpuma-
langa

Northern
Cape

Northern
Province

North
West

Western
Cape

South
Africa

No schooling

617,796

236,148

419,157

957,217

410,337

97,692

771,587

403,143

153,109

4,066,187

Some primary

635,475

328,076

516,624

747,586

211,217

94,571

252,286

364,297

362,285

3,512,415

Complete primary

264,236

130,308

295,643

278,435

95,783

39,578

124,377

139,004

204,411

1,571,774

Some secondary

966,341

493,148

1,780,368

1,328,708

403,474

139,233

556,667

560,987

901,196

7,130,121

Std 10/Grade 12

328,637

199,654

1,042,744

665,303

203,102

53,482

293,703

236,188

435,620

3,458,434

Higher

139,200

76,265

369,627

200,819

69,551

25,939

94,107

75,258

243,954

1,294,720

Unspecified
/Other

88,987

49,453

402,764

217,428

58,967

18,027

95,312

61,774

119,855

1,112,568

Total

3,040,672

1,513,052

4,826,928

4,395,496

1,452,430

468,521

2,188,040

1,840,651

2,420,430

22,146,220

* Excluding unspecified/other