Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in South Africa
South Africa: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in South Africa is 0.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in South Africa peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1995.
South Africa ranks 30th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +49.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 2.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +49.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | +25.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in South Africa?
- Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in South Africa was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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