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<\/a><\/p>\nHousehold Goods<\/strong><\/p>\n Ownership of a mobile phones, television, refrigerator and computer has increased considerably between Census 2001 and Census 2011.<\/p>\n However, the demand for radios and landline telephones has decreased owing to a rise in the popularity of cellphones.<\/p>\n Stats SA found that household landline ownership declined to 14.5% in 2011, from 23.9% in 2001, while computer ownership improved to 2.14%, from 8.5% in the last survey. The percentage of of households with a mobile phone jumped to 88.9%, from 31.9% in 2011.<\/p>\n The proportion of households with a television increased from 52.6% in 2001 to 74.5% over the last decade, but the percentage of households with a radio declined from 72.1% to 67.5%.<\/p>\n E<\/span>lectricity for lighting<\/strong><\/p>\n Proportion of households using electricity for lighting increased almost in all provinces with 84.7% of households in South Africa using electricity for lighting. Western Cape had the highest percentage of households using electricity for lighting (93.4%), while Eastern Cape had the lowest (75%).<\/p>\n Education<\/strong><\/p>\n According to Stats SA, there is a significant decrease in persons with no schooling over the ten years, from 19.0% in 1996 to 8.7% in 2011.<\/p>\n The proportion of persons who completed secondary education (matric) or higher increased from 23.4% in 1996 to 40.5% in 2011.<\/p>\n SA\u2019s real mobile penetration revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Mobile Internet trends in emerging markets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n App stores gaining ground in emerging markets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n SA\u2019s slide towards the wrong side of the digital divide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Related article<\/strong><\/p>\n