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7.1 LEVEL OF EDUCATION OF POPULATION AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER BY POPULATION GROUP AND GENDER

(1000)
LEVEL OF EDUCATION	TOTAL			AFRICAN			COLOURED			INDIAN/ASIAN			WHITE
LEVEL OF EDUCATION	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
TOTAL	23 700	11 141	12 547	17 608	8 239	9 365	2 169	1 020	1 147	696	336	359	3 196	1 529	1 661
NONE	2 792	1 098	1 695	2 601	1 022	1 579	161	68	92	22	5*	17	6*	3*	3*
GRADE 0 TO GRADE3/STD 1	1 265	606	658	1 142	550	592	104	53	50	13	1*	11	5*	1*	4*
GRADE 4/STD 2	856	413	442	771	383	389	70	26	43	12	2*	10*	1*	1*	-
GRADE 5/STD 3	989	466	523	868	411	457	102	48	55	15	6*	9*	3*	1*	3*
GRADE 6/STD 4	1 300	584	716	1 100	493	607	153	72	81	23	9*	14	23	9*	14
GRADE 7/STD 5	1 648	764	884	1 390	654	736	212	93	119	23	8*	15	23	9*	14
GRADE 8/STD 6	2 042	964	1 078	1 576	760	815	266	114	152	71	32	39	128	57	71
GRADE 9/STD 7	1 565	721	844	1 230	574	656	193	88	105	48	24	24	93	35	58
GRADE 10/STD 8	2 212	1 082	1 129	1 537	780	758	251	122	129	70	39	31	352	141	210
GRADE 11/STD 9	1 709	806	903	1 442	678	764	117	59	58	45	25	20	104	43	61
GRADE 12/STD 10	4 587	2 233	2 348	2 678	1 317	1 359	331	169	162	233	120	112	1 335	621	711
NTC 1	27	16	11	18	9*	8*	2*	2*	1*	-	-	-	7*	5*	2*
NTC II	28	22	6*	10*	6*	5*	4*	3*	-	1*	1*	-	13	12	1*
NTC III	95	78	17	28	16	12	6*	6*	-	5*	4*	-	56	52	4*
DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE WITH STD 9 OR LOWER	237	104	133	121	49	72	24	11	13	5*	1*	3*	85	41	44
DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE WITH STD 10	1 033	439	594	536	222	314	77	30	47	45	24	21	372	160	211
DEGREE/HIGHER	884	497	385	270	145	125	36	21	15	47	25	23	528	305	222
OTHER	29	16	12	8*	2*	4*	3*	3*	-	2*	-	2*	15	9*	6*
UNSPECIFIED	401	233	168	280	167	113	57	32	26	17	9*	7*	46	24	22
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS TOTAL INCLUDES OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

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7.2 POPULATION AGED 5 TO 24 YEARS, ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN URBAN AND NON-URBAN AREAS BY POPULATION GROUP, AGE GROUP AND GENDER

(1000)
AGE GROUP	TOTAL			AFRICAN			COLOURED			INDIAN/ASIAN			WHITE
AGE GROUP	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
RSA
TOTAL	19 516	9 672	9 834	15 912	7 863	8 045	1 661	831	831	440	222	218	1 472	742	725
5-9	5 374	2 714	2 660	4 458	2 249	2 208	454	231	223	104	53	51	348	176	172
10-14	5 230	2 611	2 617	4 262	2 122	2 139	450	226	224	120	61	59	392	200	191
15-19	4 512	2 224	2 283	3 662	1 796	1 866	374	187	187	105	53	52	363	185	175
20-24	4 400	2 123	2 274	3 530	1 696	1 832	383	187	197	112	56	55	369	181	188
URBAN
TOTAL	9 374	4 669	4 696	6 207	3 085	3 119	1 365	673	692	433	218	214	1 353	683	665
5-9	2 387	1 211	1 176	1 599	809	790	363	182	180	101	52	49	320	165	155
10-14	2 336	1 166	1 168	1 485	739	747	370	182	187	118	59	59	359	184	174
15-19	2 140	1 054	1 081	1 392	684	707	310	151	159	103	53	50	331	164	163
20-24	2 511	1 238	1 271	1 731	854	876	323	157	165	111	55	55	343	169	174
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	10 142	5 003	5 138	9 705	4 778	4 926	297	158	139	8*	4*	4*	120	60	60
5-9	2 987	1 503	1 484	2 859	1 441	1 418	91	49	43	3*	1*	2*	28	11	17
10-14	2 895	1 445	1 448	2 777	1 383	1 393	80	44	36	2*	2*	0*	33	16	17
15-19	2 372	1 170	1 202	2 271	1 112	1 159	64	36	28	2*	-	2*	33	21	12
20-24	1 889	885	1 003	1 799	842	957	61	29	32	1*	1*	-	26	12	14
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

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7.3 NUMBERS ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN URBAN AND NON-URBAN AREAS, BY TYPE OF INSTITUTION AND AGE GROUP

(1000)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION	TOTAL	0 -6 YEARS	7 - 15 YEARS	16 - 18 YEARS	19 - 29 YEARS	30 - 39 YEARS	40 - 49 YEARS	50 - 59 YEARS	60 YEARS AND MORE
RSA
TOTAL	43 255	6 487	9 481	2 736	8 890	6 131	3 945	2 439	3 073
SCHOOL	13 963	850	9 039	2 264	1 758	32	9*	2*	2*
UNIVERSITY	293	-	-	14	177	64	28	6*	4*
TECHNIKON	222	-	-	15	161	36	7*	1*	1*
COLLEGE	240	-	1*	11	171	37	14	5*	1*
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	45	-	-	1*	9*	17	11	3*	4*
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	34	0*	-	0*	6*	16	7*	3*	1*
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	122	88	10*	1*	13	5*	3*	1*	0*
NONE	28 336	5 549	431	430	6 593	5 924	3 866	2 418	3 059
URBAN
TOTAL	23 315	2 950	4 216	1 314	5 244	3 977	2 530	1 450	1 584
SCHOOL	6 245	379	4 054	1 069	718	16	4*	1*	1*
UNIVERSITY	247	-	-	12	150	55	23	4*	4*
TECHNIKON	189	-	-	14	135	32	6*	1*	0*
COLLEGE	194	-	1*	9*	143	26	12	3*	-
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	21	-	-	-	6*	7*	5*	0*	3*
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	24	-	-	0*	5*	12	5*	2*	1*
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	59	38	7*	1*	7*	3*	2*	1*	0*
NONE	16 336	2 533	155	208	4 081	3 827	2 473	1 439	1 575
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	19 940	3 537	5 266	1 421	3 646	2 155	1 415	989	1 488
SCHOOL	7 718	471	4 985	1 194	1 040	16	5*	1*	1*
UNIVERSITY	46	-	-	2*	27	9*	5*	3*	0*
TECHNIKON	33	-	-	1*	26	4*	1*	-	0*
COLLEGE	46	-	-	2*	28	11	2*	2*	1*
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	24	-	-	1*	3*	10*	6*	3*	1*
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	10	0*	-	-	2*	4*	2*	1*	1*
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	63	49	4*	-	6*	2*	1*	0*	-
NONE	12 000	3 016	276	221	2 512	2 097	1 393	979	1 484
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS

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7.4 POPULATION AGED 7 YEARS AND OLDER ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN URBAN AND NON-URBAN AREAS, BY TYPE OF INSTITUTION AND POPULATION GROUP

(1000)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION	TOTAL	AFRICAN	COLOURED	INDIAN/ASIAN	WHITE
RSA
TOTAL	36 750	28 300	3 251	985	4 163
SCHOOL	13 106	11 044	920	249	871
UNIVERSITY	293	155	15	22	100
TECHNIKON	222	165	11	2*	43
COLLEGE	240	170	13	10*	46
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	45	38	2*	-	5*
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	34	24	2*	3*	5*
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	35	26	3*	0*	6*
NONE	22 721	16 639	2 279	700	3 076
URBAN
TOTAL	20 350	12 860	2 677	958	3 823
SCHOOL	5 862	4 035	777	245	795
UNIVERSITY	247	114	14	22	95
TECHNIKON	189	135	10	2*	41
COLLEGE	194	128	13	9*	43
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	21	15	1*	-	4*
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	24	15	2*	3*	5*
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	21	12	3*	0*	6*
NONE	13 758	8 386	1 851	677	2 824
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	16 400	15 439	574	27	340
SCHOOL	7 244	7 009	144	3*	76
UNIVERSITY	46	41	1*	-	5*
TECHNIKON	33	30	0*	-	3*
COLLEGE	46	42	-	1*	3*
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	24	23	1*	-	1*
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	9*	9*	0*	-	0*
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	14	14	-	-	0*
NONE	8 963	8 252	428	24	252
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

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7.5 POPULATION AGED 7 YEARS AND OLDER ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN URBAN AND NON-URBAN AREAS BY TYPE OF INSTITUTION AND GENDER

(1000)
TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
RSA
TOTAL	36 750	17 652	19 080
SCHOOL	13 106	6 593	6 508
UNIVERSITY	293	146	146
TECHNIKON	222	128	94
COLLEGE	240	115	124
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	45	19	26
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	34	13	21
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	35	12	22
NONE	22 721	10 601	12 107
URBAN
TOTAL	20 350	9 984	10 349
SCHOOL	5 862	2 953	2 905
UNIVERSITY	247	125	122
TECHNIKON	189	111	78
COLLEGE	194	95	99
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	21	9*	12
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	24	11	14
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	21	7*	14
NONE	13 758	6 655	7 090
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	16 400	7 668	8 731
SCHOOL	7 244	3 639	3 603
UNIVERSITY	46	22	24
TECHNIKON	33	17	16
COLLEGE	46	20	25
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	24	10*	14
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	9*	2*	7*
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	14	5*	8*
NONE	8 963	3 946	5 017
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS TOTALS INCLUDE UNSPECIFIED

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7.6 POPULATION AGED 7 YEARS AND OLDER ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BY TYPE OF INSTITUTION AND PROVINCE

(1000)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS	TOTAL	WESTERN CAPE	EASTERN CAPE	NORTHERN CAPE	FREE STATE	KWAZULU-NATAL	NORTH WEST	GAUTENG	MPUMALANGA	NORTHERN PROVINCE
TOTAL	36 750	3 595	5 631	757	2 441	7 573	3 036	6 854	2 517	4 345
SCHOOL	13 106	929	2 432	222	873	2 818	1 035	1 683	974	2 141
UNIVERSITY	293	33	30	3*	18	46	17	109	12	25
TECHNIKON	222	23	24	3*	12	45	16	71	14	14
COLLEGE	240	20	25	4*	17	55	16	68	15	19
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LITERACY CLASSES	45	2*	8*	1*	5*	3*	5*	6*	4*	9*
OTHER ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES	34	5*	2*	0*	4*	4*	3*	6*	5*	4*
OTHER THAN ANY OF THE ABOVE	35	4*	8*	1*	1*	10*	2*	3*	3*	3*
NONE	22 721	2 576	3 089	520	1 508	4 581	1 934	4 894	1 490	2 130
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS TOTALS INCLUDE UNSPECIFIED

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7.7 POPULATION AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN SKILLS THAT CAN BE USEFUL FOR WORK, BY TYPE OF AREA AND POPULATION GROUP

(1000)
TRAINING	TOTAL	AFRICAN	COLOURED	INDIAN/ASIAN	WHITE
RSA
TOTAL	23 700	17 608	2 169	696	3 196
YES	3 182	1 634	325	125	1 090
NO	19 950	15 537	1 815	559	2 017
DON'T KNOW	399	309	25	8*	56
UNSPECIFIED	169	127	4*	5*	34
URBAN
TOTAL	14 403	8 980	1 788	674	2 940
YES	2 514	1 064	310	121	1 011
NO	11 513	7 665	1 453	541	1 841
DON'T KNOW	271	187	22	8*	55
UNSPECIFIED	105	64	4*	5*	32
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	9 297	8 627	381	23	257
YES	669	570	16	4*	78
NO	8 437	7 872	362	19	176
DON'T KNOW	127	122	4*	0*	1*
UNSPECIFIED	64	62	-	-	2*
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

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7.8 POPULATION AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN SKILLS THAT CAN BE USEFUL FOR WORK, BY TYPE OF AREA AND PROVINCE

(1000)
TRAINING	TOTAL	WESTERN CAPE	EASTERN CAPE	NORTHERN CAPE	FREE STATE	KWAZULU- NATAL	NORTH WEST	GAUTENG	MPUMA- LANGA	NORTHERN PROVINCE
RSA
TOTAL	23 700	2 553	3 261	497	1 621	4 719	1 969	5 143	1 571	2 367
YES	3 182	512	376	56	229	619	223	723	215	231
NO	19 950	2 004	2 830	434	1 368	3 949	1 691	4 256	1 324	2 095
DON'T KNOW	399	34	24	6	19	122	26	117	22	29
UNSPECIFIED	169	2*	32	1*	5*	29	30	48	9	13
URBAN
TOTAL	14 403	2 285	1 350	329	1 151	2 542	774	4 961	692	318
YES	2 514	494	256	39	176	489	124	711	140	84
NO	11 513	1 757	1 076	286	953	1 959	627	4 087	541	228
DON'T KNOW	271	32	9*	4*	17	72	10*	117	7*	3*
UNSPECIFIED	105	2*	8*	0*	4*	22	12	47	4*	3*
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	9 297	268	1 911	168	470	2 176	1 195	182	878	2 049
YES	669	18	119	17	53	130	98	12	75	147
NO	8 437	248	1 754	148	415	1 989	1 064	169	783	1 867
DON'T KNOW	127	2*	14	2*	2*	51	16	-	16	25
UNSPECIFIED	64	-	23	0*	0*	7*	17	1*	5*	10*
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS

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7.9 FIELD OF TRAINING OF PERSONS (AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER) TRAINED, BY TYPE OF AREA AND POPULATION GROUP

(1000)
FIELD OF TRAINING	TOTAL	AFRICAN	COLOURED	INDIAN/ASIAN	WHITE
RSA
TOTAL	3 351	1 761	329	129	1 124
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	74	28	10	5	32
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	440	293	28	18	100
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	515	226	72	17	200
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	52	20	8	3	20
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	357	261	23	13	59
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	237	112	22	9	94
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	56	21	8	1	26
CULTURE AND ARTS	78	46	3	2	28
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	537	177	44	27	285
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	226	97	20	13	95
SERVICES	301	160	54	6	80
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	157	104	22	6	25
DON'T KNOW	33	16	3	1	13
UNSPECIFIED	290	203	11	8	68
URBAN
TOTAL	2 618	1 129	313	125	1 044
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	68	25	10	4	29
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	300	164	27	18	90
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	410	139	71	17	183
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	48	17	8	3	19
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	268	178	22	12	55
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	195	79	21	9	87
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	29	8	3	1	17
CULTURE AND ARTS	56	25	3	2	26
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	482	133	43	27	276
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	196	76	20	13	86
SERVICES	242	107	51	6	77
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	106	56	21	6	24
DON'T KNOW	27	11	3	1	13
UNSPECIFIED	190	110	9	8	62
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	733	633	16	4*	80
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	7*	3*	0*	1*	3*
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	139	129	1*	0*	10*
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	105	87	1*	0*	17
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	3*	3*	-	-	0*
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	88	83	1*	1*	4*
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	42	33	1*	0*	7*
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	27	13	5*	0*	9*
CULTURE AND ARTS	22	20	-	-	2*
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	54	44	1*	0*	9*
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	29	21	-	-	8*
SERVICES	58	53	2*	-	3*
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	51	48	1*	1*	1*
DON'T KNOW	6*	5*	-	0*	1*
UNSPECIFIED	100	92	1*	-	7*
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

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7.10 FIELD OF TRAINING OF PERSONS (AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER) TRAINED, BY TYPE OF AREA AND GENDER

(1000)
FIELD OF TRAINING	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
RSA
TOTAL	3 351	1 882	1 466
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	74	32	43
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	440	155	284
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	515	418	96
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	52	24	27
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	357	296	61
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	237	65	172
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	56	47	9*
CULTURE AND ARTS	78	29	49
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	537	240	297
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	226	90	136
SERVICES	301	175	125
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	157	145	12
DON'T KNOW	33	21	12
UNSPECIFIED	290	145	144
URBAN
TOTAL	2 618	1 469	1 146
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	68	28	39
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	300	101	199
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	410	335	73
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	48	22	26
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	268	224	44
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	195	56	139
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	29	25	4*
CULTURE AND ARTS	56	23	33
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	482	219	263
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	196	81	116
SERVICES	242	141	100
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	106	97	9*
DON'T KNOW	27	17	10*
UNSPECIFIED	190	98	90
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	733	413	320
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	7*	3*	3*
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	139	54	85
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	105	83	22
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	3*	2*	2*
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	88	72	16
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	42	9*	33
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	27	22	5*
CULTURE AND ARTS	22	6*	16
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	54	21	34
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	29	9*	20
SERVICES	58	34	25
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	51	48	2*
DON'T KNOW	6*	4*	2*
UNSPECIFIED	100	47	53
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS

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7.11 FIELD OF TRAINING OF PERSONS (AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER) TRAINED, BY TYPE OF AREA AND PROVINCE

(1000)
FIELD OF TRAINING	TOTAL	WESTERN CAPE	EASTERN CAPE	NORTHERN CAPE	FREE STATE	KWAZULU-NATAL	NORTH WEST	GAUTENG	MPUMALANGA	NORTHERN PROVINCE
RSA
TOTAL	3 351	514	407	57	233	648	252	771	225	244
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	74	22	4*	1*	6*	15	6*	14	4*	4*
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	440	52	65	7*	38	90	42	61	19	66
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	515	89	49	8*	55	94	37	101	49	33
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	52	16	2*	1*	1*	8*	3*	13	5*	3*
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	357	39	44	6*	22	92	21	76	31	25
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	237	45	26	3*	19	55	15	46	10*	18
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	56	14	11	1*	4*	9*	2*	5*	4*	5*
CULTURE AND ARTS	78	11	7*	2*	5*	18	5*	16	7*	8*
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	537	88	75	8*	26	92	27	167	29	23
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	226	37	28	4*	15	37	15	61	16	13
SERVICES	301	67	25	6*	13	40	17	93	25	14
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	157	21	22	6*	11	36	17	26	9*	9*
DON'T KNOW	33	3	4*	0*	3*	13	2*	5*	2*	1*
UNSPECIFIED	290	10*	46	4*	14	49	43	87	15	21
URBAN
TOTAL	2 618	496	265	40	180	511	137	758	144	87
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	68	22	3*	1*	5*	14	3*	14	4*	2*
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	300	50	38	6*	29	60	27	59	11	20
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	410	87	36	5*	36	82	17	98	37	12
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	48	16	2*	1*	1*	7	3*	13	3*	2*
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	268	38	30	5*	16	67	11	76	17	8*
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	195	44	14	2*	18	50	8*	45	8*	7*
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	29	8	4*	0*	2*	6	0*	5*	1*	2*
CULTURE AND ARTS	56	10	3*	1*	4*	14	1*	16	5*	3*
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	482	86	65	7*	23	81	20	166	24	11
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	196	36	23	2*	14	32	8*	61	12	7*
SERVICES	242	66	21	4*	10*	30	10*	91	8*	3*
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	106	21	11	4*	8*	22	8*	25	4*	1*
DON'T KNOW	27	3	3*	0*	2*	10	1*	5*	1*	1*
UNSPECIFIED	190	10	12	2*	12	37	18	85	9*	6*
NON-URBAN
TOTAL	733	18	142	17	53	137	116	13	80	157
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND LANGUAGE	7*	1*	1*	0*	1*	1*	2*	-	-	2*
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT	139	2*	27	1*	9*	30	15	1*	8*	46
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	105	2*	12	3*	20	12	20	3*	12	21
HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES	3*	0*	-	0*	-	1*	-	-	1*	1*
LAW, MILITARY SCIENCE AND SECURITY	88	1*	15	1*	5*	24	10*	1*	14	17
HEALTH SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES	42	2*	12	1*	2*	5*	7*	1*	2*	10*
AGRICULTURE AND NATURE CONSERVATION	27	6*	7*	1*	2*	3*	2*	-	3*	3*
CULTURE AND ARTS	22	1*	4*	0*	1*	4*	4*	-	2*	5*
BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES	54	2*	10*	2*	3*	11	8*	1*	6*	12
PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTER AND LIFE SCIENCES	29	0*	6*	2*	1*	5*	6*	-	3*	6*
SERVICES	58	1*	4*	2*	3*	11	7*	2*	16	11
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION	51	0*	11	1*	3*	14	8*	1*	5*	7*
DON'T KNOW	6*	-	1*	0*	1*	2*	1*	-	0*	0*
UNSPECIFIED	100	-	34	2*	2*	13	25	2*	7*	15
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS

7 EDUCATION

7.12 POPULATION AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER ABLE TO READ AND/OR WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE, BY TYPE OF AREA AND AGE GROUP

(1000)
LITERACY	TOTAL		20-24 YEARS		25-29 YEARS		30-34 YEARS		35-39 YEARS		40-44 YEARS		45-49 YEARS		50-54 YEARS		55-59 YEARS		60-64 YEARS		65 AND ABOVE
LITERACY	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%	NUMBER	%
RSA CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	23 630	100	4 392	100	3 678	100	3 302	100	2 824	100	2 215	100	1 717	100	1 292	100	1 145	100	959	100	2 107	100
YES	20 581	87.1	4 283	97.5	3 507	95.4	3 095	93.7	2 581	91.4	1 915	86.5	1 434	83.5	1 048	81.1	850	74.2	647	67.5	1 220	57.9
NO	3 049	12.9	109	2.5	171	4.9	207	6.3	242	9.4	299	13.5	283	16.5	244	18.9	295	25.8	312	32.5	887	42.1
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	23 638	100	4 389	100	3 673	100	3 303	100	2 826	100	2 217	100	1 723	100	1 293	100	1 145	100	960	100	2 109	100
YES	20 438	86.5	4 257	97.0	3 487	94.9	3 075	93.1	2 566	90.8	1 906	86.0	1 425	82.7	1 040	80.4	841	73.4	643	67.1	1 198	56.8
NO	3 199	13.5	131	3.0	186	5.3	228	6.9	261	10.2	311	14.0	298	17.3	253	19.6	304	26.6	316	32.9	910	43.2
URBAN CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	14 356	100	2 506	100	2 327	100	2 146	100	1 827	100	1 425	100	1 095	100	798	100	650	100	513	100	1 069	100
YES	13 438	93.6	2 473	98.7	2 271	97.6	2 078	96.8	1 751	95.8	1 319	92.6	1 006	91.9	717	89.9	561	86.4	432	84.3	829	77.5
NO	918	6.4	33	1.3	56	2.4	68	3.3	76	4.4	105	7.4	89	8.1	81	10.1	88	15.7	80	15.7	240	22.5
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	14 368	100	2 506	100	2 324	100	2 146	100	1 829	100	1 428	100	1 099	100	800	100	651	100	513	100	1 072	100
YES	13 361	93.0	2 455	98.0	2 258	97.1	2 064	96.2	1 744	95.3	1 317	92.2	1 001	91.1	714	89.3	557	85.6	431	84.1	822	76.6
NO	1 007	7.0	51	2.0	67	2.9	82	4.0	86	4.9	111	8.5	98	8.9	86	10.7	93	16.8	82	15.9	251	23.4
NON-URBAN CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	9 274	100	1 886	100	1 351	100	1 155	100	996	100	790	100	622	100	494	100	495	100	446	100	1 038	100
YES	7 143	77.0	1 810	96.0	1 237	91.6	1 017	88.0	831	83.4	596	75.5	428	68.8	331	67.0	288	58.2	215	48.2	391	37.7
NO	2 130	23.0	75	4.0	114	9.2	139	13.6	166	16.6	194	24.5	194	31.2	163	33.0	207	41.8	231	51.8	647	62.3
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	9 269	100	1 882	100	1 349	100	1 157	100	997	100	789	100	624	100	494	100	494	100	447	100	1 036	100
YES	7 077	76.3	1 802	95.7	1 229	91.1	1 011	87.4	822	82.5	589	74.7	424	68.0	326	66.1	284	57.4	213	47.6	377	36.3
NO	2 192	23.7	80	4.3	120	9.7	146	14.4	175	17.5	200	25.3	200	32.0	168	33.9	211	42.6	234	52.4	660	63.7
DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS

7 EDUCATION

7.13 POPULATION AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER ABLE TO READ AND/OR WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE, BY TYPE OF AREA AND GENDER

(1000)
LITERACY	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
RSA
CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	23 700	11 141	12 547
YES	20 581	9 918	10 652
NO	3 049	1 185	1 862
UNSPECIFIED	70	37	33
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	23 700	11 141	12 547
YES	20 438	9 856	10 572
NO	3 199	1 256	1 942
UNSPECIFIED	62	29	34
URBAN
CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	14 403	7 020	7 372
YES	13 438	6 604	6 824
NO	918	390	527
UNSPECIFIED	47	26	21
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	14 403	7 020	7 372
YES	13 361	6 576	6 776
NO	1 007	426	579
UNSPECIFIED	34	18	17
NON-URBAN
CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	9 297	4 121	5 175
YES	7 143	3 314	3 828
NO	2 130	795	1 335
UNSPECIFIED	24	12	12
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	9 297	4 121	5 175
YES	7 077	3 280	3 796
NO	2 192	830	1 362
UNSPECIFIED	28	11	17
DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS

7 EDUCATION

7.14 POPULATION AGED 20 YEARS AND OLDER ABLE TO READ AND/OR WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE, BY TYPE OF AREA AND POPULATION GROUP

(1000)
LITERACY	TOTAL	AFRICAN	COLOURED	INDIAN/ASIAN	WHITE
RSA
CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	23 700	17 608	2 169	696	3 196
YES	20 581	14 756	1 972	659	3 167
NO	3 049	2 807	188	34	16
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	23 700	17 608	2 169	696	3 196
YES	20 438	14 640	1 960	655	3 158
NO	3 199	2 927	201	42	26
URBAN
CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	14 403	8 980	1 788	674	2 940
YES	13 438	8 184	1 681	638	2 915
NO	918	773	100	32	12
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	14 403	8 980	1 788	674	2 940
YES	13 361	8 132	1 670	634	2 906
NO	1 007	834	110	40	21
NON-URBAN
CAN PERSON READ IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	9 297	8 627	381	23	257
YES	7 143	6 572	291	21	252
NO	2 130	2 033	88	2	5
CAN PERSON WRITE IN AT LEAST ONE LANGUAGE?
TOTAL	9 297	8 627	381	23	257
YES	7 077	6 507	290	21	251
NO	2 192	2 093	90	2	5
DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

7 EDUCATION

7.15 LANGUAGE SPOKEN MOST OFTEN AT HOME, BY GENDER

(1000)
LANGUAGE	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
TOTAL	43 325	20 948	22 355
AFRIKAANS	5 946	2 907	3 034
ENGLISH	3 692	1 809	1 874
ISINDEBELE/SOUTH NDEBELE/NORTH NDEBELE	654	323	331
ISIXHOSA/XHOSA	7 610	3 618	3 991
ISIZULU/ZULU	10 195	4 887	5 302
SEPEDI/NORTHERN SOTHO	3 833	1 841	1 992
SESOTHO/SOUTHERN SOTHO/SOTHO	3 539	1 741	1 798
SETSWANA/TSWANA	3 614	1 752	1 861
SISWATI/SWAZI	1 069	527	542
TSHIWENDA/VENDA	1 228	582	646
XITSONGA/TSONGA	1 777	872	905
OTHER	158	84	74
UNSPECIFIED	11	4*	7*
* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS