Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 3
South Africa, 2025
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ZAF_2025_QLFS-Q3_v01_M
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Feb 10, 2026
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Highest education level (Q17EDUCATION)
Data file: QLFS202503
Overview
Valid:
63426
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
98
Type:
Discrete
Width:
16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Grade R/0 |
| 1 | Grade 1/Sub A |
| 2 | Grade 2/Sub B |
| 3 | Grade 3/Standard 1/AET 1 (KHARI RI GUDE ,SANLI) |
| 4 | Grade 4/Standard 2 |
| 5 | Grade 5/Standard 3/AET 2 |
| 6 | Grade 6/Standard 4 |
| 7 | Grade 7/Standard 5/AET 3 |
| 8 | Grade 8/Standard 6/Form 1 |
| 9 | Grade 9/Standard 7/Form 2/AET 4 |
| 10 | Grade 10/Standard 8/Form 3 |
| 11 | Grade 11/Standard 9/Form 4 |
| 12 | Grade 12/Standard 10/Form 5/Matric (No Exemption) |
| 13 | Grade 12/Standard 10/Form 5/Matric (Exemption/Bachelor’s pass) |
| 14 | NTC l/N1/NIC/(v) Level 2 |
| 15 | NTC II/N2/NIC/(v) Level 3 |
| 16 | NTC III/N3/NIC/(v) Level 4 |
| 17 | N4/NTC 4 |
| 18 | N5/NTC 5 |
| 19 | N6/NTC 6 |
| 20 | Certificate with less than Grade 12/Std 10 |
| 21 | Diploma with less than Grade 12/Std 10 |
| 22 | Certificate with Grade 12/Std 10 |
| 23 | Diploma with Grade 12/Std 10 |
| 24 | Higher Diploma |
| 25 | Post Higher Diploma (Masters; Doctoral Diploma) |
| 26 | Bachelors Degree |
| 27 | Bachelors Degree and Post Graduate Diploma |
| 28 | Honours Degree |
| 29 | Higher Degree (Masters/Phd) |
| 30 | Other |
| 31 | Do not know |
| 98 | No schooling |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.