Area Database (v4.4)
Mean years education of women 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 | 6.97 | 7.10 | 7.23 | 7.36 | 7.49 | 7.62 | 7.75 | 7.88 | 8.01 | 8.14 | 8.27 | 8.40 | 8.53 | 8.66 | 8.79 | 8.92 | 9.05 | 9.10 | 9.15 | 9.19 | 9.24 | 9.29 | 9.34 | 9.39 | 9.43 | |||||||
| Eastern Cape | 6.39 | 6.51 | 6.62 | 6.74 | 6.86 | 6.97 | 7.09 | 7.20 | 7.32 | 7.44 | 7.55 | 7.67 | 7.79 | 7.90 | 8.02 | 8.13 | 8.25 | 8.27 | 8.29 | 8.31 | 8.33 | 8.35 | 8.37 | 8.39 | 8.41 | |||||||
| Free State | 6.80 | 6.92 | 7.05 | 7.17 | 7.29 | 7.42 | 7.54 | 7.66 | 7.79 | 7.91 | 8.03 | 8.15 | 8.28 | 8.40 | 8.52 | 8.65 | 8.77 | 8.85 | 8.93 | 9.00 | 9.08 | 9.16 | 9.24 | 9.32 | 9.39 | |||||||
| Gauteng | 9.04 | 9.13 | 9.22 | 9.31 | 9.40 | 9.49 | 9.58 | 9.67 | 9.76 | 9.85 | 9.95 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | |||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 6.16 | 6.31 | 6.46 | 6.61 | 6.76 | 6.91 | 7.06 | 7.21 | 7.36 | 7.51 | 7.65 | 7.80 | 7.95 | 8.10 | 8.25 | 8.40 | 8.55 | 8.60 | 8.64 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.78 | 8.83 | 8.87 | 8.92 | |||||||
| Mpumalanga | 5.92 | 6.06 | 6.21 | 6.35 | 6.49 | 6.64 | 6.78 | 6.93 | 7.07 | 7.22 | 7.36 | 7.51 | 7.65 | 7.80 | 7.94 | 8.09 | 8.23 | 8.29 | 8.34 | 8.40 | 8.45 | 8.51 | 8.57 | 8.62 | 8.68 | |||||||
| North West | 6.75 | 6.84 | 6.94 | 7.03 | 7.12 | 7.22 | 7.31 | 7.41 | 7.50 | 7.59 | 7.69 | 7.78 | 7.87 | 7.97 | 8.06 | 8.16 | 8.25 | 8.35 | 8.46 | 8.56 | 8.67 | 8.77 | 8.87 | 8.98 | 9.08 | |||||||
| Northern Cape | 6.60 | 6.69 | 6.79 | 6.89 | 6.99 | 7.09 | 7.18 | 7.28 | 7.38 | 7.48 | 7.57 | 7.67 | 7.77 | 7.87 | 7.96 | 8.06 | 8.16 | 8.25 | 8.35 | 8.44 | 8.54 | 8.63 | 8.72 | 8.82 | 8.91 | |||||||
| Northern Province | 5.19 | 5.35 | 5.50 | 5.66 | 5.82 | 5.97 | 6.13 | 6.28 | 6.44 | 6.60 | 6.75 | 6.91 | 7.07 | 7.22 | 7.38 | 7.53 | 7.69 | 7.82 | 7.95 | 8.08 | 8.21 | 8.34 | 8.47 | 8.60 | 8.73 | |||||||
| Western Cape | 8.29 | 8.40 | 8.51 | 8.62 | 8.73 | 8.84 | 8.95 | 9.07 | 9.18 | 9.29 | 9.40 | 9.51 | 9.62 | 9.74 | 9.85 | 9.96 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | |||||||
Lighter numbers are estimates