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Youth in South Africa

Labor
Employment Rate 15.46 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force Participation Rate 31.21 % in 2023 WB
Unemployment 1,586.2 Persons, Thousands, 2010=100 in 3rd quarter 2023 OECD
Gender (% in 2023)
Male 33.77 WB
Female 28.57 WB
Education Indicators (%)
Not in Education 32.92 in 2022 WB
Literacy 1.02 in 2021 WB
Education Level Basic Education
Lower Secondary Education Not in Education 4.95 % in 2021 WB
Africa (% in 2023)

Madagascar is the top country by youth among 52 countries. As of 2023, youth in Madagascar was 68.96 %. The top 5 countries also includes Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Eritrea, and Niger.

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Madagascar 68.96 WB
Ethiopia 65.46 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 63.76 WB
Eritrea 62.37 WB
Niger 59.77 WB
Mozambique 55.71 WB
Burundi 55.33 WB
Liberia 54.37 WB
Seychelles 54.33 in 2020 WB
Malawi 53.64 WB
Uganda 50.67 WB
South Sudan 50.23 WB
Mali 48.64 WB
Burkina Faso 45.74 WB
Central African Republic 45.51 WB
Cameroon 43.54 WB
Zimbabwe 41.86 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 40.9 WB
Chad 39.16 WB
Angola 38.44 WB
Ghana 38.31 WB
Gambia 37.35 WB
Kenya 36.16 WB
Guinea Bissau 33.66 WB
Zambia 32.07 WB
Rwanda 31.71 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 31.68 WB
Lesotho 31.44 WB
Benin 30.67 WB
Sierra Leone 30.05 WB
Senegal 28.31 WB
Mauritius 27.62 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 26.92 WB
Congo 25.05 WB
Guinea 24.17 WB
Equatorial Guinea 23.91 WB
Nigeria 22.96 WB
Togo 22.18 WB
Botswana 21.89 WB
Cabo Verde 20.66 WB
Morocco 20.32 WB
Egypt 20.27 WB
Namibia 17.32 WB
Tunisia 16.95 WB
Sudan 16.09 WB
Algeria 15.97 WB
Mauritania 15.04 WB
Eswatini 12.66 WB
Comoros 11.96 WB
Gabon 11.64 WB
Somalia 10.48 WB
Libya 8.77 WB
Djibouti 3.26 WB
South Africa 1,586.2 Persons, Thousands, 2010=100 in 3rd quarter 2023 OECD + 1 other
Demographics Age
Adult 20.2 % in 2020 OECD + 4 others
Children 85 % in 2022 WB + 1 other
Dependency Ratio 52.54 % in 2022 WB
Infant Deaths 2 timeseries
Old Population 1 timeseries
Youth 1,586.2 Persons, Thousands, 2010=100 in 3rd quarter 2023 OECD + 1 other
Age