Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in South Africa
South Africa: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in South Africa is 0.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in South Africa peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
That places South Africa 6th out of 107 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of youth labor force with high education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 5.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +35.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in South Africa?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in South Africa was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
- South Africa ranks 6th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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