Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2026
Quarter 1

South Africa, 2026

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ZAF_2026_QLFS-Q1_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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May 22, 2026

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Education Institution (Q110EDUI)

Data file: qlfs-2026-q1-v1

Overview

Valid: 19975

Invalid: 42844

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Mean: 2.1989987484355

Standard deviation: 1.0933677733327

Type: Discrete

Width: 16

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Pre-school (including day care; crèche; Grade R and Pre-Grade R in an ECD Centre)
2	Ordinary School (Including Grade R Learners Who Attend a Formal School; Grade 1-12 Learners and Learners in Special Class)
3	Special School
4	Further Education and Training College (FET)
5	Other College
6	Higher Education Institution (University/University of Technology)
7	Adult Basic Education and Training Centre (ABET CENTRE)
8	Literacy classes (e.g KHAI RI GUDE, SANLI)
9	Home based education/home schooling
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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.

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