Number of learners walking to school has increased - Stats SA
4 March 2021 5:04 PM
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke gives updates on the National Household Travel Survey.
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has released the National Household Travel Survey and walking is the most common mode of transport used in the country.
About 17.4-million South Africans walk to their various destinations and 10.7-million individuals made use of taxis.
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke tells John Perlman that most t learners in the country walked all the way to their educational institution.
In 2020 we see that there has been an increase from 63% of school-going learners having to walk all the way to school in compared to 2013. In 2020 they are walking at 69%.
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