In 2020, the gross pre-primary enrollment ratio in South Africa dropped to its lowest point at 17.55. Over the observed period, the enrollment ratio was at its peak in 2015, with 18.7 percent, continued with a fluctuating downward trend.
UNESCO defines gross enrollment ratio as the number of students enrolled in a given level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the official school-age population corresponding to the same level of education.
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