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Most of these students studied at state institutions (67,7%) and most of them got to their place of study with
a private vehicle (35,3%) or minibus/taxi (29,2%). More than a third of these students (36,1%) needed 30
minutes or less to get to their place of study, whilst 34,9% travelled between 30 minutes and one hour.
Almost three-quarters (74,4%) of students attended the nearest institution of its kind.
Figure 7: Percentage of individuals aged 18 to 29 years attending university by population group,
2010–2011
More than eighty per cent (82,3%) of students attending higher education institutions paid R4 000 or more
per annum in tuition fees. Only 5,4% reported paying no fees and 15,1% said that they were benefiting
from fee reductions or partial bursaries. Tuition fees were a problem for some students as 16,1% felt that
fees were too high. None of the other listed problems were experienced by more than 6% of the student
body.
4.6 Educational attainment of persons 20 years and older
Figure 8 shows that the percentage of individuals aged 20 years and older who have attained Grade 12
has increased from 21,5% in 2002 to 27,4% in 2011. Over the same period, the percentage of individuals
with a tertiary education increased from 9,2% to 11,5%. The percentage of individuals without any
schooling decreased from 10,8% in 2002 to only 6,5% in 2011.
Figure 8: Percentage educational attainment for persons aged 20 years and older, 2002–2011
Please note that tertiary refers to any qualification higher than Grade 12.
General Household Survey, July 2011