DataFirst Open Data Portal (UCT)

Research data service cataloguing African household, labour and census microdata, centred on South Africa but including other African countries, with full survey documentation and questionnaires. Microdata downloads (Stata, SPSS, CSV) require a free account and agreement to terms, while the catalog itself is openly browsable. Maintained by the University of Cape Town.

Category

Datasets

Pricing

Free / open (free registration for downloads)

Country

🌍 Pan-African

Last verified

25 Aug 2026

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