General household survey - Statistics South Africa

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The proportion of persons aged 7 to 24 who were attending educational institutions remained relatively
stable between 2002 and 2011, decreasing only slightly from 73,9% to 73,6% over this time. Enrolment
rates declined in four of the nine provinces over this period. The highest enrolment in 2011 was recorded in
Limpopo (79,3%), and the lowest in Western Cape (68,9%).
Figure 2: Percentage of persons aged 7 to 24 years who attend educational institutions by
province, 2002 and 2011.
The main reasons provided by persons in the age group 7–24 years for not attending any educational
institutions are depicted in Figure 3. Nationally, almost two-thirds (35,9%) of individuals cited a lack of
money for not studying as being the main reason for not attending an educational institution. This reason
was offered by 41,6% of respondents in North West, 40,9% in Gauteng and 40,6% in KwaZulu-Natal. Only
20,4% of respondents in Northern Cape offered this reason for not attending an education institution.
Nationally, 16,9% of respondents cited working at home as a reason for not attending any educational
institution. The largest number of respondents to offer this reason was found in Gauteng (22,3%) and
Northern Cape (22%).
General Household Survey, July 2011