12.8 million children in South Africa are of school-going age. Reported attendance rates are high but drop off as children get older. About 300,000 children of school-going age do not attend school.
School attendance rates are very high despite the fact that many children have to travel long distances to get to school.
Age-appropriate grade progression is a way of measuring schooling outcomes. Grade progression is fairly good in the foundation phase but drops off by Grade 9.
This indicator shows the number and percentage of children aged 5 - 6 years who are reported to be attending an educational facility such as a school, ECD centre or group learning programme.
Nationally, the number of young people not in education, training or employment has remained consistently high over the last decade.