Gender distribution of youth not attending school in South Africa 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.

截至2022年，22.3%的南非7至18岁女性学习者以及25.9%的男性学习者表示，学业成绩不佳是他们辍学及未参加教育机构的主要理由。因家庭责任而未能参加教育机构的学童比率，在女性中显著高于男性，分别为12.1%和0.2%。