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Nearly half of SA’s young people are not working or in training

NEET rate for 15-34 year olds has risen from 38% to 45% since 2012

45% of people in South Africa aged 15-34 are NEET: not in employment, education or training, according to Stats SA. In 2012, it was 38%.
NEET includes those who did not work during the survey reference week and are not enrolled in education or training. It also covers people who are inactive for other reasons — caring for family, illness, or disability. Anyone who did even an hour of paid work is excluded, as is anyone in education or training, whether they work or not.
Our chart this week shows the NEET rate for 15- to 24 and 15- to 34-year-olds in each province from 2012 to the second quarter of 2026. The latest figures were released on Tuesday.
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