1. Young People in South Africa
19 June 2015
Risenga Maluleke
DDG: Statistical Collections and Outreach
Statistics South Africa

2. Outline of Presentation
Stats SA
Macro Trends in Economy
South African Income Distribution
Education
Employment

3. S T Use A R T Statistics are numerical facts for statecraft
Put use at the centre S
Statistics are numerical facts for statecraft
Transparency is a pre-audit to ensure predictability T
Use
Accountability is taking responsibility and accepting consequences A R
Results allow parties to read the same facts T
Transformation is action in unison to drive change for the better

4. What is our path – Strategy map
Increased use of statistical information as evidence in:
Evidence for decisions
Outcome:
Policy
development
Decision-
making
Planning
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Finance
Employment
Education
Statistical
products
In space
Transport
Population
Mining
Agriculture
Service
Delivery
Manufacturing
Trade
Utilities
Construction
Businesses
processes
Statistical
production
Stakeholder
management
Governance &
Administration
Dwelling Frame
learning
and growth
Invest in
Technology &
Infrastructure
Organisation
People

5. Macro Trends in SA Economy

9. SA Income Distribution

19. Education

20. Reasons provided why 7-18 years olds are not attending school, 2012
22% of Females stated family commitments against less 1% for Males

21. Percentage of persons aged 18 to 29 attending university by population group
2,8%
3,4%
12,7%
15,6%
2002
Black African Coloured Indian / Asian White
3,4%
3,0%
13,1%
23,3%
2014
The percentage of Blacks and Coloureds at tertiary between 2002 and 2014 hardly changed

22. Education level zero income, age & level of education
80%
Grade 11
Grade 12
Diploma
70%
Bachelors degree
No schooling
60%
50%
No income
40%
30%
20%
10% 20 30 40 50 60 70
80+
Age

23. Employment Trends in terms of age
Adults and Youth

24. What is the labour market?
ILO hierarchy – Employed first then unemployed and the remainder is NEA.
3 mutually exclusive groups. Cannot be in two groups at the same time
What is the labour market?
Total population All ages
Labour market
15 – 64 yrs
Working age
15 – 64 yrs
1.Employed
Not employed
2. Unemployed
3. Not economically active
(including discouraged job-seekers)
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND

25. 35,8 million Youth 19,7 million (15-24 yrs)
people of working age in South Africa
(15 – 64 yrs)
Youth 19,7 million (15-24 yrs)
Adults 16,1 million (35-64 yrs)
Working age population by Q1:2015
9,9 million
Labour force
11,1 million
Labour force
Youth unemployment almost twice as large as adult unemployment
6,3 million
Employed
9,2 million
Employed
3,6 million
Unemployed
1,9 million
Unemployed
2,4 million
Discouraged
1,5 million Youth
866 thousand Adults
9,8 million
Not economically active
5,0 million
Not economically active

26. Annual change in employment among youth and adults
Thousand
Job losses of 221 thousand among youth.
Job gains of 1,2 million among adults
Employment

27. There were much weaker gains in the black African group for all ages
Percentage of workers in each age group who are skilled (managers, professionals, technicians)
1994
2014
The percentage of workers in skilled occupations increased in all age and all race groups, except for black Africans aged 25-34, which decreased as shown by the blue on 25-34
There were much weaker gains in the black African group for all ages

28. Skills development challenges in South Africa

29. Ndza Khensa!