National Reading Survey 2022-2023
South Africa, 2022 - 2023
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Data file: nrs-2022-2023-v1
Overview
Valid:
2707
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
loc_start_pos:
1369
loc_end_pos:
1437
Width:
69
Range:
-
Format:
character
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 88 |
3.3%
|
|
| Afrikaans English | 154 |
5.7%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sepedi | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sepedi Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sepedi Setswana Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sesotho | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sesotho Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sesotho Setswana isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sesotho isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Setswana | 15 |
0.6%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Setswana Sesotho Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Setswana Sesotho Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Setswana isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Setswana isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiNdebele isiXhosa isiZulu Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiXhosa | 7 |
0.3%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiXhosa Sepedi Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiXhosa Sesotho Setswana | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiXhosa Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiXhosa isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiXhosa isiZulu Sesotho Setswana siSwati Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiZulu Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiZulu isiNdebele | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiZulu siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Sesotho Setswana | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Afrikaans Setswana | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| Afrikaans Setswana Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiNdebele isiXhosa isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiXhosa | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiXhosa English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiXhosa Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiXhosa isiZulu Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiZulu Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English | 881 |
32.5%
|
|
| English Afrikaans | 29 |
1.1%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Sepedi | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Sepedi Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Sepedi Sesotho isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Sesotho | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Setswana | 7 |
0.3%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Setswana Sesotho | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Afrikaans isiXhosa | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Afrikaans isiXhosa isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Afrikaans isiXhosa siSwati other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Afrikaans isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Afrikaans isiZulu siSwati Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sepedi | 155 |
5.7%
|
|
| English Sepedi Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sepedi Sesotho | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sepedi Sesotho Setswana | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Sepedi Setswana | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sepedi Setswana Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sepedi Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sepedi Tshivenda | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sepedi Xitsonga | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| English Sepedi isiZulu | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sepedi isiZulu Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sepedi siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho | 79 |
2.9%
|
|
| English Sesotho Afrikaans | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sesotho Sepedi | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sesotho Setswana | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| English Sesotho Xitsonga other siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho isiZulu Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho isiZulu Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho isiZulu isiXhosa Tshivenda Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Setswana | 104 |
3.8%
|
|
| English Setswana Afrikaans | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Setswana Sepedi | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Setswana Sesotho | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Setswana Sesotho Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Setswana Sesotho Sepedi | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Setswana isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Setswana isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Setswana siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Tshivenda | 10 |
0.4%
|
|
| English Tshivenda Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Tshivenda siSwati isiZulu Sepedi other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Xitsonga | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| English Xitsonga Sesotho isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Xitsonga siSwati | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiNdebele | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| English isiNdebele Sepedi | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiNdebele Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiNdebele isiXhosa | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiNdebele isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiNdebele isiZulu Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiNdebele isiZulu isiXhosa Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiNdebele other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiNdebele siSwati | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiXhosa | 156 |
5.8%
|
|
| English isiXhosa Afrikaans | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiXhosa Sesotho | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| English isiXhosa Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa Tshivenda siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu | 22 |
0.8%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Sesotho | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Sesotho Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Sesotho siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu | 226 |
8.3%
|
|
| English isiZulu Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sepedi | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sepedi Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sepedi Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sepedi Sesotho Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sepedi Setswana | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sesotho | 15 |
0.6%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sesotho siSwati Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Setswana | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu Setswana Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Xitsonga | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu isiNdebele | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu isiXhosa | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu isiXhosa Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu siSwati | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| English isiZulu siSwati Afrikaans other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu siSwati Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu siSwati Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu siSwati other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English other | 10 |
0.4%
|
|
| English other siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English siSwati | 34 |
1.3%
|
|
| English siSwati Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English siSwati Tshivenda | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English siSwati isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English siSwati isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Refused to answer | 7 |
0.3%
|
|
| Refused to answer English Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sepedi | 36 |
1.3%
|
|
| Sepedi English | 14 |
0.5%
|
|
| Sepedi Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sepedi Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sepedi Sesotho Setswana English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sepedi Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sepedi isiZulu siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho | 22 |
0.8%
|
|
| Sesotho Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho Afrikaans isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho English | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| Sesotho English isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho Setswana | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| Sesotho Tshivenda isiNdebele | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho isiXhosa English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Sesotho isiZulu English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Setswana | 41 |
1.5%
|
|
| Setswana English | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| Setswana Sesotho | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Setswana Sesotho English Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Setswana isiZulu English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Tshivenda | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| Tshivenda English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Tshivenda Sepedi Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Xitsonga | 7 |
0.3%
|
|
| Xitsonga Afrikaans isiZulu Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Xitsonga English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Xitsonga Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Xitsonga Tshivenda isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Xitsonga siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Xitsonga siSwati English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiNdebele | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiNdebele Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiNdebele isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiNdebele isiXhosa isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa | 87 |
3.2%
|
|
| isiXhosa English | 20 |
0.7%
|
|
| isiXhosa English Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa English Afrikaans isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa English Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa English isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiXhosa Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa Tshivenda Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa isiNdebele Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa isiZulu | 8 |
0.3%
|
|
| isiXhosa isiZulu English | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| isiXhosa siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu | 87 |
3.2%
|
|
| isiZulu Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu English | 26 |
1%
|
|
| isiZulu English siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu Sepedi | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiZulu Setswana | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiZulu Setswana Sesotho Sepedi isiNdebele English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu isiNdebele English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu isiXhosa | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiZulu isiXhosa Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu isiXhosa English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiZulu siSwati | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiZulu siSwati Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| other | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| other English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| siSwati | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| siSwati English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| siSwati Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| siSwati Sepedi isiZulu English Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| siSwati Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| siSwati isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| siSwati other | 1 |
0%
|
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.