1. Post-School Education and training-uptake in labour market trends.
Risenga Maluleke
Statistics South Africa

2. “The single most important investment
any country can make
is in its people.”
National Development Plan

3. Between 1996 and 2016 we have seen significant changes in the education landscape

4. Source CS 2016

5. Enrolments at educational institutions, 2016
The gross enrolment rate for black Africans in primary school was 124,3% showing the high number of enrolment of learners outside the school-age range
More white children enrol in ECD institutions compared to the other population groups.
Source: Community Survey 2016

6. Mean years of schooling by population group, 2016
Black Africans spend on average the shortest time in schooling (8,3 years)
Whites spent the longest period at an educational institution, with an average of 11,4 years of schooling
Source: Community Survey 2016

7. However the Apartheid legacy continues to reflect in current statistics for post school education

10. There have been large increases
in absolute numbers of higher education participants

11. The number of students in higher education grew by
Growth in student numbers: 2006–2015
The number of students in higher education grew by
32,8%
from 2006 to 2015
North West (2006:38708) (2015: 64070); Zululand (2006: 10591) (2015: 16891); Fort Hare (2006: 8526) (2015: 13458)
Source: Department of Higher Education

12. However the gap between different population groups is still very evident

13. Absolute vs Proportions
Graduate rates per 1000 of Total Population Group*
Absolute numbers of Graduates*
Source: Adapted from HE Broekhuizen (Hemis Aggregate Figures) Excludes undergraduate diplomas and certificates
Source: Adapted from HE Broekhuizen (Hemis Aggregate Figures ) with addition of population estimates for time points Excludes undergraduate diplomas and certificates

14. 25%
Source CS 2016

15. Educational attainment among individuals aged 25-64 by population group, 2016
Whites and Indians have the highest proportion of
post-secondary graduates
Post Secondary
Secondary
Primary
No Schooling
Majority (13,4 million) reached secondary education
Large number of black Africans who dropped out of school with some primary education level (3 million)

16. The Current Labour Market

17. 36,9 million 15,1 million Not economically active* 21,8 million
The labour market Q4:2016
36,9 million
people of working age in South Africa
(15 – 64 year olds)
15,1 million Not economically active*
21,8 million
Labour force
*Of which 2,3 million were discouraged work seekers
16,1 million
Employed
5,8 million
Unemployed
ILO hierarchy – Employed first then unemployed and the remainder is NEA (including discouraged job-seekers).
3 mutually exclusive groups. Cannot be in two
groups at the same time
NDP target 2030
Employment:
24 million
Source: QLFS, Q4:2016

18. Within the labour market The benefits of further education are clear

19. Source CS 2016

20. Graduate Unemployment falls rapidly after age 25
Graduate unemployment for selected age groups
Graduate Unemployment falls rapidly after age 25
Source Nesstar Data Retrieval: Quarterly Labour Force Survey (3rd Quarter 2016)

21. Blockages within Tertiary Education

22. 30% graduated within regulation time for a 3 year degree
Of the 2008 cohort of first-time entering students (excluding UNISA)
30% graduated within regulation time for a 3 year degree
Source: VitalStats Public Higher Education 2014 from Council for Higher Education
Adapted from

23. How has the South African workforce shifted in terms of skill levels since 1994?

24. 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
There were much weaker gains in the black African group for all ages

25. The challenges to achieving the demographic dividend are also seen in the drivers of poverty

26. CS 2016

27. Main contributors to poverty amongst Youth (15-24)
The major contributor to the poverty situation of the youth in South Africa is educational attainment.
Source CS 2016

28. Does the nation see education as a challenge?

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