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South Africa: Unemployment with basic education

39.28percent · 2024+24.1% since 2014

The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. 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.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202439.283
202339.378
202240.67
202140.736
202035.917
201935.452
201833.088
201733.947
201633.091
201531.455
201431.66
201331.231
201131.02
201030.555
200929.448
200828.328
200731.601
200632.678
200533.373
200433.657
200337.183
200238.404
200134.207
200033.197

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Unemployment with basic education. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-unemployment-with-basic-education (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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