South Africa and Education

According to William Duiker, South Africa is "perhaps Africa's greatest success story." According to South Africa's WHO statistics, the adult literacy rate is at 82% compared to the WHO region, which is at 60%. Also, the net primary school enrollment rate is at 89% for both men AND woman. And to top it off the percent of the population below the poverty line is 1/4 of the surrounding region's average of 44%. All in all the statistics show that South Africa has benefited greatly from its release from Apartheid.