YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Sofia Goodman

A WEB OF INEQUALITY

Over 60% of South African youth ages 15 to 24 are unemployed. These "idle youth" are in a state of limbo between childhood and adulthood because they can't afford to survive independently. The current labor crisis is fueled by a failing education system and a long history of racial discrimination.

Education Inequity

History of Racist Laws

63.1%

of young South Africans were jobless according to 2015 data

Social Programs

Idle Youth

BACK TO CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

Click the icons to unravel the web of structural causes contributing to high South African youth unemployment.

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