Number of students in South Africa in 2022, by grade

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Natalie Cowling,
Mar 14, 2024
In 2022, the total number of students in South Africa amounted to 10.5 million pupils. Grade eight had the largest number of students. This class had approximately 1.12 million students. Moreover, most of the learners were receiving education via public schooling with a share of around 95 percent.

Number of students in South Africa in 2022, by grade

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Release date

December 2022

Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2022

Special properties

ordinary school sector

Supplementary notes

Students in both the public and private schooling systems were included.

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