Reference Data in South Africa 3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile 7.0% 2021 down 29.0% 22nd Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Contributory 0.6612 2021 down 75.1% 30th Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban 0.3% 2020 down 7.5% 29th Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural 0.4% 2020 down 19.4% 28th Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total 2.05 2020 down 24.2% 10th Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) 0.6836 2021 down 55.4% 28th Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female 2.29 2020 down 29.7% 13th Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male 1.85 2020 down 23.5% 13th Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 2 2020 down 28.6% 10th Public to private wage gap, aged 15-24 0.7501 2020 down 55.4% 28th Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education 2.7 2020 up 39.1% 4th Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below 0.5714 2020 down 64.6% 27th Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban 2.33 2020 down 10.1% 8th Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, rural 1.22 2020 down 62.2% 21st Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, female 0.5% 2020 up 11.9% 13th Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, male 0.5% 2020 up 10.3% 11th Employed workers with social security, aged 25-64 0.5% 2020 up 8.5% 13th Employed workers with social security, aged 15-24 0.3% 2020 up 13.1% 12th Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary 0.7% 2020 up 3.3% 11th Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social 21.3% 2021 down 44.8% 23rd Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social 21.1% 2021 down 21.3% 17th Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 23.0% 2021 up 39.3% 14th Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 23.2% 2021 down 8.7% 14th Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 21.0% 2021 up 33.3% 6th Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 20.8% 2021 up 27.8% 14th Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 19.7% 2021 up 10.1% 5th Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 20.0% 2021 up 21.7% 9th Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social 15.0% 2021 up 32.5% 7th Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social 15.0% 2021 down 1.3% 9th Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance 9.5% 2021 up 885.3% 13th Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance 10.1% 2021 up 444.1% 17th Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance 10.0% 2021 up 675.7% 17th Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 10.9% 2021 up 1,271.6% 14th Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 11.0% 2021 up 800.1% 14th Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 10.0% 2021 up 1,213.8% 14th Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 9.9% 2021 up 1,159.7% 15th Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 9.4% 2021 up 985.0% 12th Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 9.5% 2021 up 1,098.1% 12th Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social Assistance 7.1% 2021 up 1,205.9% 12th Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social Assistance 7.1% 2021 up 873.0% 12th Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other 20.7% 2021 down 52.5% 3rd Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other Social Assistance 10.0% 2021 up 588.0% 18th Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education 0.4% 2020 up 18.7% 10th Human development index 0.625 HDI 2011 up 0.5% 9th Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban 0.6% 2020 up 10.4% 11th Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other 20.4% 2021 up 19.5% 1st Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other Social Assistance 10.0% 2021 up 761.7% 12th Childhood stunting rates 20.7% 2015 down 17.1% 12th Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural 0.4% 2020 up 22.1% 9th Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults 48.96 2015 — 51st Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social 21.8% 2021 down 27.7% 18th Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 24.7% 2021 up 82.0% 10th Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 20.4% 2021 up 7.7% 18th Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance 19.4% 2021 down 0.6% 10th Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social 13.7% 2021 down 23.2% 8th Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban 9.7% 2021 up 1,054.5% 13th Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance 10.5% 2021 up 734.2% 15th Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban 12.0% 2021 up 2,004.3% 13th Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban 9.9% 2021 up 1,141.3% 13th Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban 9.4% 2021 up 1,048.1% 12th ← Previous Page 62 of 66 Next →