General household survey - Statistics South Africa

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2. Education
2.2 Population aged 20 years and older, by highest level of education, population group and sex (concluded), 2011
Thousands
Black African Coloured Indian/Asian White Total
Highest level of education
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Diploma with less than Grade 12/Std 10 18 23 40 4 3 7 * * * 16 21 37 38 47 85
Certificate with Grade 12/Std 10 119 184 303 15 18 33 12 7 19 37 32 68 183 240 423
Diploma with Grade 12/Std 10 268 404 672 44 57 101 39 42 81 186 198 384 537 701 1 238
Higher Diploma (Technikon/University of Technology) 70 87 157 17 12 29 12 6 19 71 69 140 169 175 344
Post Higher Diploma (Technikon/University of Technology
Masters, Doctoral) 18 22 41 5 4 9 5 * 8 25 25 49 52 54 107
Bachelors Degree 146 150 296 23 24 46 25 22 47 152 136 288 346 332 678
Bachelors Degree and post-graduate diploma 23 27 49 4 6 10 4 11 15 23 20 42 53 64 116
Honours Degree 33 45 78 7 5 13 5 7 12 43 50 93 89 107 195
Higher degree (Masters, Doctorate) 16 18 34 5 3 8 5 * 7 53 29 82 79 51 130
Other 25 22 47 7 4 10 * * 3 6 6 11 38 34 72
Do not know 84 58 142 18 5 23 * * * 10 6 16 111 70 182
Unspecified 58 40 97 2 5 7 * * * * 5 7 62 49 111
Total population aged 20 years and older 10 628 11 981 22 609 1 346 1 515 2 861 457 468 925 1 616 1 717 3 333 14 047 15 681 29 729
Due to rounding, numbers do not necessarily add up to totals.
Numbers below 10 000 are too small to provide accurate estimates. Sensitive cells are indicated by an asterisk.
General Household Survey, July 2011