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Education and Skills Training

In order to reduce the current skills mismatch in South Africa and ensure that the young are able to transition from education to employment. Ensuring that all young people have equal access to high quality education and training. Youth Unemployment Rate in South Africa averaged 54.21 percent from 2013 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 64.40 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of 48.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014. The burden of unemployment is also concentrated amongst the youth as they account for 59,5% of the total number of unemployed persons. The unemployment rate among the youth is high irrespective of education level. The graduate unemployment rate was 40,3% for those aged 15�24 and 15,5% among those aged 25�34 years, while the rate among adults (aged 35�64 years) was 5,4%.Of the 10,2 million persons aged 15�24 years, 32,4% (approximately 3,3 million) were not in employment, education or training, youth face extreme difficulties engaging with the labour market in South Africa.

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