Working-age population with secondary education, urban in South Africa
South Africa: Working-age population with secondary education, urban was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Working-age population with secondary education, urban in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population in working age.
Analysis
In 2020, working-age population with secondary education, urban in South Africa stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, urban in South Africa peaked at 0.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
That places South Africa 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Working-age population with secondary education, urban in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of urban population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -54.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population with secondary education, urban in South Africa?
- Working-age population with secondary education, urban in South Africa was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for working-age population with secondary education, urban?
- South Africa ranks 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is working-age population with secondary education, urban rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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