(1)
(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(cc) Table 1 (ATTACHED ANNEXURE) indicates the number of learners by quintile and province between 2018 and 2020. (see attached).
Province |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Eastern Cape |
1 951 523 |
1 938 078 |
1,946,885 |
1,953,397 |
1,961,547 |
1,795,563 |
1,840,780 |
1,843,814 |
1,843,297 |
Free State |
661 974 |
664 508 |
672,290 |
682,704 |
688,349 |
701,487 |
707,166 |
716,080 |
719,847 |
Gauteng |
2 075 387 |
2 129 526 |
2,191,475 |
2,262,319 |
2,326,584 |
2,413,225 |
2,402,576 |
2,447,377 |
2,508,387 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
2 877 969 |
2 866 570 |
2,901,697 |
2,881,518 |
2,877,544 |
2,863,316 |
2,821,221 |
2,844,764 |
2,867,271 |
Limpopo |
1 715 778 |
1 714 832 |
1,720,585 |
1,753,734 |
1,765,555 |
1,776,467 |
1,724,791 |
1,753,819 |
1,759,322 |
Mpumalanga |
1 054 783 |
1 052 807 |
1,057,788 |
1,079,280 |
1,074,352 |
1,096,428 |
1,045,972 |
1,094,941 |
1,107,890 |
Northern Cape |
277 494 |
282 631 |
289,004 |
290,139 |
292,595 |
292,377 |
295,339 |
298,888 |
304,237 |
North West |
775 142 |
788 261 |
800,316 |
813,873 |
829,467 |
825,776 |
840,640 |
852,589 |
863,071 |
Western Cape |
1 038 019 |
1 052 435 |
1,075,396 |
1,097,509 |
1,116,572 |
1,127,634 |
1,141,057 |
1,188,926 |
1,243,150 |
South Africa |
12,655,436 |
12,814,473 |
12,932,565 |
12,892,273 |
12,819,542 |
13,041,198 |
13,216,472 |
(b) The data provided in question i and ii, were extracted from the 2018, 2019 and 2020 School Master list data which is also published on the Department's Website.
(2) Table 2 shows the number of learners, by province, between 2012 and 2020. Please note that the 2021 data is not yet available.
Table 2: Number of learners in ordinary schools, by province, between 2012 and 2020
Sources: 2012-2016 SNAP Survey. 2017-2020 LURITS