South Africa
History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary Education
| BASIC DATA | |
| Official Country Name: | Republic of South Africa |
| Region: | Africa |
| Population: | 43,421,021 |
| Language(s): | Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
| Literacy Rate: | 81.8% |
| Number of Primary Schools: | 20,863 |
| Compulsory Schooling: | 9 years |
| Public Expenditure on Education: | 7.9% |
| Foreign Students in National Universities: | 12,625 |
| Educational Enrollment: | Primary: 8,159,430 |
| Secondary: 3,571,395 | |
| Higher: 617,897 | |
| Educational Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 133% |
| Secondary: 95% | |
| Higher: 17% | |
| Teachers: | Primary: 224,896 |
| Higher: 27,099 | |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | Primary: 36:1 |
| Secondary: 29:1 | |
| Female Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 131% |
| Secondary: 103% | |
| Higher: 17% | |
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