Reference Data in South Africa 3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local 3,500 2020 up 40.0% 28th Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local 4,051 2020 up 62.0% 27th Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) 50.6% 2021 down 53.5% 17th Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local 6,500 2020 up 30.0% 25th Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local 6,400 2020 up 11.3% 26th Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-24, local 3,400 2020 up 45.3% 26th Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below 1.0% 2020 up 0.1% 21st Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-24, local 3,700 2020 up 60.9% 26th Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP 5.09 2020 down 17.2% 44th Mean age of private paid employees 38.64 2020 up 4.6% 36th Females, as a share of private paid employees 0.425 2020 up 1.7% 19th Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: iron ore 630.64 current US$ 2020 down 58.3% 16th Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: iron ore 37.08 billion current US$ 2020 down 52.6% 11th Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: zinc 43.05 current US$ 2020 up 74.5% 17th Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: zinc 2.53 billion current US$ 2020 up 98.1% 11th Median age of private paid employees 38 2020 up 8.6% 31st Females, as a share of public paid employees 0.5605 2020 up 8.4% 33rd Median age of public paid employees 43 2020 up 4.9% 35th Food aid received 516,256 million USD 2016 down 78.2% 69th Median earnings per month in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 3,200 2020 up 166.7% 25th Median earnings per month in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 3,500 2020 up 169.2% 26th Median earnings per month in the agricultural sector, aged 25-64 3,466 2020 up 166.6% 27th Mean age of public paid employees 42.71 2020 up 4.1% 38th Median earnings per month in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 3,900 2020 up 85.7% 25th Median earnings per month in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24 3,033 2020 up 152.8% 25th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes 96.7% 2017 down 2.2% 32nd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, both sexes 91.6% 2017 down 4.9% 28th Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary 18.62 2020 up 91.6% 28th UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 1.9% 2017 down 71.0% 24th UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 1.7% 2017 down 73.1% 27th UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 2.0% 2017 down 68.8% 22nd Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location 0.2139 2020 up 30.5% 19th Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in 0.4047 2020 up 6.4% 22nd Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency 0.1547 2020 down 12.0% 29th Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency 0.1473 2020 down 12.2% 28th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes 73.2% 2017 down 12.1% 26th Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency 0.1326 2020 down 5.9% 29th Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency 0.221 2020 down 29.7% 25th Median earnings per hour, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 local currency 0.1135 2020 down 6.1% 23rd Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary 3,466 2020 up 92.6% 26th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female 97.5% 2017 down 1.5% 27th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female 91.3% 2017 down 4.7% 26th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender 0.9946 GPIA 2017 up 0.5% 10th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, male 91.8% 2017 down 5.1% 30th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, both sexes 91.9% 2017 down 4.8% 28th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2017 up 1.5% 2nd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male 95.8% 2017 down 3.0% 30th Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location 0.2654 2020 up 26.5% 25th Individuals with tertiary education as a share of private paid 0.1601 2020 up 10.2% 51st Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban 25.57 2020 up 44.5% 26th Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP 0.0307 2020 down 12.0% 36th Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP 0.0293 2020 down 12.2% 38th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female 91.9% 2017 down 4.5% 27th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2017 up 0.7% 9th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male 91.8% 2017 down 5.2% 30th Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP 0.0264 2020 down 5.9% 38th Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP 0.0439 2020 down 29.7% 30th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female 70.2% 2017 down 13.5% 22nd Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender 0.9038 GPIA 2017 down 3.4% 15th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male 77.7% 2017 down 10.5% 29th ← Previous Page 52 of 66 Next →