Education in South Africa

Van Der Berg, Servaas; Hofmeyr, Heleen

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This note provides an overview of South Africa’s education system and learning outcomes. It reviews early childhood development, basic education, and higher education (university education and vocational training). It is a review of available research in support of the South Africa Systematic Country Diagnostic.

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“Van Der Berg, Servaas; Hofmeyr, Heleen. 2018. Education in South Africa. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30017 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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