General household survey - Statistics South Africa

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2. Education
2.7 Population aged 15 years and older with a level of education lower than Grade 7, by literacy skills and age group, 2011
Thousands
Literacy skills
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55+ Total
No difficulty 407 207 199 239 296 313 381 399 1 350 3 789
Some difficulty 6 6 8 10 14 24 28 34 125 255
A lot of difficulty 3 2 5 10 13 9 18 25 149 233
Unable to do 18 25 35 45 40 69 74 114 742 1 161
Total 433 239 247 305 362 415 500 571 2 366 5 438
Writing his/her name
No difficulty 371 170 158 167 211 244 288 279 916 2 804
Some difficulty 21 20 23 36 48 41 51 71 253 564
A lot of difficulty 14 15 17 33 30 30 45 55 252 491
Unable to do 26 36 48 71 73 101 114 167 945 1 582
Total 433 240 246 306 362 417 498 572 2 366 5 442
Reading
No difficulty 249 116 106 106 131 158 179 172 504 1 721
Some difficulty 67 33 29 36 63 61 66 71 283 709
A lot of difficulty 47 35 35 48 52 56 74 97 363 807
Unable to do 69 56 75 112 115 141 179 233 1 217 2 198
Total 432 240 246 302 362 416 498 573 2 367 5 435
Filling in a form
No difficulty 356 157 141 154 193 226 264 264 790 2 546
Some difficulty 31 21 27 41 49 41 58 60 254 580
A lot of difficulty 14 20 23 28 37 35 47 62 268 533
Unable to do 32 43 56 83 83 114 130 187 1 058 1 786
Total 433 240 247 306 362 416 499 572 2 370 5 445
Writing a letter
General Household Survey, July 2011