Overview of Education in KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal had approximately 2.8 million learners taught by 91 926 educators in 6 147 schools. The province had the highest number of learners, educators and schools in the country. The Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) in the Primary Phase stood at 92 percent while at the Secondary Phase it stood at 88 percent, with a total Province GER of 90 percent. KwaZulu- Natal was one of the provinces that had an increase in the number of schools between 2000 and 2011. An increase of 4.6 percent was recorded.