Reference Data in South Africa

3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban 0.8% 2020 up 4.3% 25th
Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64 0.1% 2020 up 6.5% 67th
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban 39.73 2020 up 4.6% 41st
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, urban 38.39 2020 up 4.1% 68th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 57.5% 2019 down 11.0% 30th
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and 13.15 2020 down 0.7% 20th
Owns a debit card, young 47.3% 2024 up 20.1% 56th
Owns a debit card, older 63.9% 2024 up 4.6% 58th
Owns a debit card, female 61.3% 2024 up 10.7% 55th
Owns a debit card, male 58.2% 2024 up 7.1% 61st
Annual condoms distributed and sold per 1,000 people 10,807 condoms per 1,000 people 2024 down 1.1% 1st
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 13.1% 2019 up 57.7% 24th
Syndicated loan average maturity 4.32 years 2021 down 10.9% 55th
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary 40.15 2020 up 3.2% 44th
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: silver 3.51 current US$ 2020 down 50.9% 37th
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: silver 206.52 million current US$ 2020 down 44.2% 24th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 31.4% 2018 — 34th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 18.3% 2018 — 70th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 81.6% 2018 — 28th
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private 58.7% 2021 up 20.1% 10th
Owns a debit card, primary education or less 37.0% 2024 down 10.9% 57th
Owns a debit card, secondary education or more 67.1% 2024 up 12.2% 58th
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban 1.0% 2020 down 0.3% 32nd
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban 0.8% 2020 down 3.8% 38th
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban 0.8% 2020 down 1.3% 33rd
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban 0.9% 2020 up 0.8% 5th
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural 39.47 2020 up 4.7% 52nd
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.2% 2020 up 8.1% 53rd
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.1% 2020 down 8.9% 29th
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.2% 2020 down 13.3% 13th
Employment in the eletricity and public utilities sector, aged 15-64 0.0% 2020 down 18.9% 34th
Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 0.1% 2020 up 57.0% 14th
Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.2% 2020 down 13.0% 46th
Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.1% 2020 down 16.9% 60th
Employment in the mining sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.0% 2020 down 14.3% 4th
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural 0.9% 2020 down 0.4% 34th
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural 0.7% 2020 down 10.9% 42nd
Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.3% 2020 up 8.5% 11th
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.0% 2020 down 11.3% 63rd
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, rural 0.6% 2020 up 2.7% 18th
Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64 0.0% 2020 down 4.9% 46th
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural 38.91 2020 up 3.5% 35th
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, rural 40.04 2020 up 5.1% 36th
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban 43.52 2020 up 0.3% 58th
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 38.98 2020 up 4.7% 56th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 24.7% 2019 — 43rd
Share of people who report having intentions to start business 11.72 2017 up 71.1% 45th
Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-64, female 0.0% 2020 — 53rd
Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-64, male 0.0% 2020 — 56th
Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 25-64 0.0% 2020 — 56th
Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-24 0.0% 2020 — 51st
Employment in the clerks occupation group, aged 15-64, female 0.2% 2020 down 0.9% 10th
Employment in the clerks occupation group, aged 15-64, male 0.1% 2020 down 17.8% 31st
Employment in the clerks occupation group, aged 25-64 0.1% 2020 down 3.5% 16th
Employment in the clerks occupation group, aged 15-24 0.1% 2020 down 11.5% 10th
Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, female 0.0% 2020 down 10.3% 60th
Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, male 0.2% 2020 down 7.5% 45th
Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 25-64 0.1% 2020 down 9.0% 55th
Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-24 0.1% 2020 down 2.2% 51st
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female 0.4% 2020 down 2.8% 3rd