Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in South Africa
South Africa: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in South Africa stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in South Africa peaked at 0.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places South Africa 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -39.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +46.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +45.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 54% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +46.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 2008 | +45.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in South Africa?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in South Africa was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
- South Africa ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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