{
  "id": "education-literacy",
  "title": "Adult literacy rate, ages 20 and older",
  "description": "Proportion of adults aged 20 and older who can read and write, as recorded in the 2022 National Census. This represents significant improvement from 85.0% in 2011. The next census is expected in 2032.",
  "unit": "%",
  "category": "education",
  "latest": {
    "value": 87,
    "display": "87.0%"
  },
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Statistics South Africa",
    "publication": "Census 2022 Statistical Release",
    "url": "https://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2022/census_2022_products/Census_2022_Statistical_release.pdf",
    "releasedOn": "2023-10-10"
  },
  "checkedOn": "2026-10-19",
  "page": "https://sadatahub.tech/series/education-literacy",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "Statistics South Africa (2023). Census 2022 Statistical Release. Series \"Adult literacy rate, ages 20 and older\" via SA Data Hub, https://sadatahub.tech/series/education-literacy (checked 2026-10-19).",
  "points": [
    {
      "period": "2023-10-10",
      "value": 87
    }
  ],
  "revisions": [],
  "changeLog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-09",
      "type": "correction",
      "summary": "Retired the story \"Matric 2024: an 87.3% pass rate and persistent inequalities\". Its provincial pass rates and its claims about international reading tests could not be traced to a release SA Data Hub holds. Its address now redirects to \"Matric 2025: 88.0% passed, and 345 857 qualified for a degree\", where every figure cites the Department of Basic Education's 2025 NSC Examination Report with its table and page."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-19",
      "type": "data-update",
      "summary": "Matric pass rate updated to 2025 (88%, DBE announcement 2026-01-12). One-decimal figure (88.0) is inferred; denominator not verified from the DBE NSC report (D3b). Literacy and university enrolment unchanged."
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-01-15",
      "type": "data-update",
      "summary": "NSC exam results and education indicators updated from latest DBE release."
    }
  ]
}