Area Database (v4.4)
Mean years education of adults aged 20+
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Total | 7.35 | 7.47 | 7.58 | 7.70 | 7.82 | 7.93 | 8.05 | 8.16 | 8.28 | 8.40 | 8.51 | 8.63 | 8.75 | 8.86 | 8.98 | 9.09 | 9.21 | 9.25 | 9.30 | 9.34 | 9.39 | 9.43 | 9.47 | 9.52 | 9.56 | |||||||
| Eastern Cape | 6.60 | 6.70 | 6.81 | 6.92 | 7.03 | 7.14 | 7.24 | 7.35 | 7.46 | 7.57 | 7.67 | 7.78 | 7.89 | 8.00 | 8.10 | 8.21 | 8.32 | 8.35 | 8.38 | 8.42 | 8.45 | 8.48 | 8.51 | 8.54 | 8.58 | |||||||
| Free State | 7.30 | 7.40 | 7.50 | 7.60 | 7.70 | 7.80 | 7.90 | 7.99 | 8.09 | 8.19 | 8.29 | 8.39 | 8.49 | 8.58 | 8.68 | 8.78 | 8.88 | 8.96 | 9.03 | 9.11 | 9.18 | 9.26 | 9.34 | 9.41 | 9.49 | |||||||
| Gauteng | 9.30 | 9.37 | 9.45 | 9.52 | 9.59 | 9.67 | 9.74 | 9.81 | 9.89 | 9.96 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | |||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 6.70 | 6.84 | 6.97 | 7.10 | 7.23 | 7.36 | 7.50 | 7.63 | 7.76 | 7.89 | 8.03 | 8.16 | 8.29 | 8.42 | 8.56 | 8.69 | 8.82 | 8.86 | 8.90 | 8.93 | 8.97 | 9.01 | 9.05 | 9.09 | 9.12 | |||||||
| Mpumalanga | 6.23 | 6.37 | 6.51 | 6.65 | 6.79 | 6.93 | 7.07 | 7.21 | 7.35 | 7.49 | 7.63 | 7.77 | 7.91 | 8.05 | 8.19 | 8.33 | 8.47 | 8.56 | 8.65 | 8.74 | 8.83 | 8.92 | 9.01 | 9.10 | 9.19 | |||||||
| North West | 6.83 | 6.93 | 7.02 | 7.11 | 7.20 | 7.29 | 7.39 | 7.48 | 7.57 | 7.66 | 7.76 | 7.85 | 7.94 | 8.03 | 8.13 | 8.22 | 8.31 | 8.40 | 8.50 | 8.59 | 8.69 | 8.78 | 8.87 | 8.97 | 9.06 | |||||||
| Northern Cape | 6.82 | 6.90 | 6.99 | 7.08 | 7.17 | 7.26 | 7.34 | 7.43 | 7.52 | 7.61 | 7.69 | 7.78 | 7.87 | 7.96 | 8.04 | 8.13 | 8.22 | 8.29 | 8.36 | 8.44 | 8.51 | 8.58 | 8.65 | 8.72 | 8.80 | |||||||
| Northern Province | 5.87 | 6.01 | 6.14 | 6.28 | 6.42 | 6.55 | 6.69 | 6.82 | 6.96 | 7.10 | 7.23 | 7.37 | 7.51 | 7.64 | 7.78 | 7.91 | 8.05 | 8.16 | 8.27 | 8.38 | 8.49 | 8.60 | 8.71 | 8.82 | 8.93 | |||||||
| Western Cape | 8.41 | 8.51 | 8.61 | 8.71 | 8.81 | 8.91 | 9.01 | 9.12 | 9.22 | 9.32 | 9.42 | 9.52 | 9.62 | 9.73 | 9.83 | 9.93 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | |||||||
Lighter numbers are estimates