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South Africa Youth Unemployment 2010s

Name: South Africa Youth Unemployment 2010s
Creator: World Bank
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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

52.18% decade average (2010-2019)

South Africa's youth unemployment during the 2010s ranged from 49.75% (2011) to 57.32% (2019), averaging 52.18% over 10 years of data.

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2010s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2010	50.45%	+2.98pp	182nd
2011	49.75%	−0.71pp	180th
2012	51.32%	+1.58pp	180th
2013	51.21%	−0.12pp	181st
2014	51.19%	−0.01pp	181st
2015	50.12%	−1.08pp	183rd
2016	53.45%	+3.34pp	184th
2017	53.40%	−0.06pp	185th
2018	53.63%	+0.24pp	185th
2019	57.32%	+3.68pp	185th