World Bank · Labor
South Africa: Labor force with basic education, female
39.84percent · 2024+3.3% since 2014
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39.839 | |
| 2023 | 39.283 | |
| 2022 | 37.716 | |
| 2021 | 36.616 | |
| 2020 | 35.503 | |
| 2019 | 40.703 | |
| 2018 | 40.849 | |
| 2017 | 40.341 | |
| 2016 | 39.601 | |
| 2015 | 39.844 | |
| 2014 | 38.584 | |
| 2013 | 38.227 | |
| 2011 | 36.996 | |
| 2010 | 36.766 | |
| 2009 | 38.364 | |
| 2008 | 40.188 | |
| 2007 | 27.933 | |
| 2006 | 28.705 | |
| 2005 | 29.095 | |
| 2004 | 26.779 | |
| 2003 | 29.14 | |
| 2002 | 30.282 | |
| 2001 | 32.693 | |
| 2000 | 34.28 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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