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Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators
29 October 2026
Pretoria, Wednesday 28 October 2026 – South Africa’s gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) increased to R44.237 billion in 2024/25, according to the latest National R&D Survey. However, real R&D expenditure declined by 1.9%, resulting in R&D intensity falling from 0.62% of GDP in 2023/24 to 0.60% in 2024/25. The findings suggest that,… View Article
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Factsheet 8 : Condom use and access
01 December 2005
Table 3.34 summarises proportions of respondents who had sex in the last year who used a condom during their last sexual intercourse. Some 38% of females and males used a condom during the last sexual intercourse. The large majority of respondents…
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Factsheet 1 : Educator growth demand
17 November 2005
Key findings: Comparing learner population and learner enrolment, the potential learner population (6- to 18-year-olds) has been increasing from 1999 to 2003, but learner enrolment has been decreasing from 1997 to 2003. The school-age population aged…
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Factsheet 2 : Supply of educators
Key findings: There has been a decline in students taking the Initial Professional Education of Teachers (IPET) qualifications indicating an estimate of 9 000 graduates of whom at least about 3 000 may already be practising educators in 2004. Sources…
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