South Africa: reasons for not attending school, by gender

Gender distribution of individuals aged 7 to 18 years who did not attend educational institutions in South Africa in 2022, by reasons given

Gender distribution of youth not attending school in South Africa 2022

Last update:

Aug 17, 2023

Author:

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Region:

South Africa

Survey time period:

From 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022

As of 2022, 22.3 percent of female and 25.9 percent of male South African learners aged 7 to 18 stated that poor academic performance was the main reason for dropping out and not attending educational institutions. The rate of learners not attending educational institutions due to family commitments was significantly higher among females at 12.1 percent than among males at 0.2 percent.

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Gender distribution of individuals aged 7 to 18 years who did not attend educational institutions in South Africa in 2022, by reasons given

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