As of 2019, 14.6 million Black Africans were attending classes at educational institutions in South Africa, which marks over 34 percent of South Africa's total Black population. Another 1.25 million Coloreds, 294 thousand with an Indian/Asian background, as well as 865 thousand white individuals were attending schools and higher educational institutions.
Population attending and not attending educational institutions in South Africa in 2019, by population group
(in 1,000s)
The source mentioned that totals excluded not applicable attendance and that values based on three or less unweighted cases were considered too small to provide accurate estimates and therefore replaced by asterisks.
The source asked people to describe themselves in the census in terms of five racial population groups, including others/unspecified. This is a common way to describe ethnic groups in South Africa
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Statistics South Africa. (December 17, 2020). Population attending and not attending educational institutions in South Africa in 2019, by population group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116078/population-attending-educational-institution-in-south-africa-by-population-group/
Statistics South Africa. "Population attending and not attending educational institutions in South Africa in 2019, by population group (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116078/population-attending-educational-institution-in-south-africa-by-population-group/
Statistics South Africa. (2020). Population attending and not attending educational institutions in South Africa in 2019, by population group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116078/population-attending-educational-institution-in-south-africa-by-population-group/
Statistics South Africa. "Population Attending and Not Attending Educational Institutions in South Africa in 2019, by Population Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116078/population-attending-educational-institution-in-south-africa-by-population-group/
Statistics South Africa, Population attending and not attending educational institutions in South Africa in 2019, by population group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116078/population-attending-educational-institution-in-south-africa-by-population-group/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Population attending and not attending educational institutions in South Africa in 2019, by population group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, December 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116078/population-attending-educational-institution-in-south-africa-by-population-group/
