STATISTICIAN-GENERAL Pali Lehohla said a large number of pupils over the age of 21 are still at secondary school.
Speaking in Tshwane yesterday at the release of the General Household Survey for 2015, he said: “We have identified a noticeable number of pupils older than the ideal graduation age for primary and secondary schools.
“At the age of 21 more pupils are found in secondary schools than at university and TVET combined.” He said 88% of children over the age of five at educational institutions were in primary or high school.
“The quality and coverage of early childhood development services for children under four is poor. The attendance at non-fee schools has increased sharply over the past 10 years.”
He said the number of black people attending university had increased but their pass rate was still poor. People relying on the state had also increased between 2002 and last year.
The survey showed that 70,5% of households went to public hospitals and only 23% used private doctors, clinics and hospitals.
Lehohla added that 89,4% of households last year had access to piped water.
“Nationally, 62% of households rated the quality of water they received as good. Although household access to water improved by 4,4%, there were still people who fetched water from rivers, streams, pools and dams last year.”
He said people living without proper sanitation went down from 12,3% in 2002 to 4,7% last year.
