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According to watchtutorials, South Africa is a country of many cultures, languages and religions. The population of South Africa is estimated to be around 59 million people. The majority of the population is black African, making up 79% of the total population. White South Africans make up 8.9%, while coloured South Africans make up 8.8%. Asian South Africans make up 2.5%. The remaining 0.8% are classified as “other” or “unspecified” racial groups. The official language of South Africa is English, however there are 11 other official languages spoken in the country: Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. According to the 2011 census report from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), these languages account for almost 90% of all home language speakers in the country. This highlights the cultural diversity that exists in South Africa and shows how each language contributes to the nation’s cultural identity. The majority of people living in South Africa identify as Christian (79%), with 21% identifying as having no religion or belonging to another religion such as Hinduism (1%) or Islam (1%). In addition to this there are many other faiths practiced in the country such as Judaism and Buddhism which contribute to its rich religious diversity. Education is highly valued in South Africa with over 90% of children enrolled in school at primary level and nearly 70% at secondary level according to UNICEF data from 2014 – 2015 . There has been a great deal of effort put into providing quality education for all citizens with free primary education being introduced in 1996 by former President Mandela. See ejinhua for South Africa Population and Language.