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33.1 Introduction 33.1 Introduction
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33.2 Education, Race, and Class in South Africa 33.2 Education, Race, and Class in South Africa
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33.3 Education Provision in South Africa 33.3 Education Provision in South Africa
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33.3.1 General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework: NQF Levels 1–4 33.3.1 General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework: NQF Levels 1–4
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33.3.2 Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework: NQF Levels 5–10 33.3.2 Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework: NQF Levels 5–10
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33.3.3 The Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework: NQF Levels 1 to 8 33.3.3 The Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework: NQF Levels 1 to 8
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33.4 Trends in Educational Attainment and Educational Inequality 33.4 Trends in Educational Attainment and Educational Inequality
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33.4.1 Enrolment, Grade Advancement, and Grade Repetition 33.4.1 Enrolment, Grade Advancement, and Grade Repetition
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33.5 Education Funding and Private-user Fees 33.5 Education Funding and Private-user Fees
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33.5.1 The National Education Budget 33.5.1 The National Education Budget
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33.5.2 Education Funding and User Fees 33.5.2 Education Funding and User Fees
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33.6 Academic Performance and Inequality within the System 33.6 Academic Performance and Inequality within the System
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33.6.1 Performance on Standardized Tests 33.6.1 Performance on Standardized Tests
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33.6.2 Inequality in Performance across Schools 33.6.2 Inequality in Performance across Schools
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33.6.3 Factors Associated with Performance Differentials 33.6.3 Factors Associated with Performance Differentials
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33.6.4 Access and Performance at University and College 33.6.4 Access and Performance at University and College
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33.7 The Relationship between Education, Employment, Earnings, and Inequality 33.7 The Relationship between Education, Employment, Earnings, and Inequality
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33.7.1 The Distribution of Education in the Working-age Population 33.7.1 The Distribution of Education in the Working-age Population
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33.7.2 The Relationship between Education and Employment 33.7.2 The Relationship between Education and Employment
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33.7.3 The Relationship between Education and Earnings 33.7.3 The Relationship between Education and Earnings
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33.8 Conclusion: Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality 33.8 Conclusion: Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality
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References References
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33 The Economics of Education in South Africa
Get accessNicola Branson is a senior research officer in the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She holds a PhD in economics from UCT and has experience in quantitative research using household and longitudinal survey data and in managing longitudinal datasets such as that from the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS). Currently, she heads up the Siyaphambili Post-School Research group, where her research focuses on inequalities in access to post-school education and subsequent transitions into the labour market.
David Lam is professor of economics, and research professor in the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. He is honorary professor of economics at the University of Cape Town and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has worked extensively in Brazil and South Africa, where his research analyses link between education, labour markets, and income inequality. He has served as president of the Population Association of America and has served on the Council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).
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Published:08 December 2021
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Abstract
South Africa has made significant progress in raising education levels and reducing racial and gender gaps in education. Significant challenges remain, however, and progress in many dimensions has been disappointing. There continue to be substantial racial gaps in educational attainment, especially in the proportions completing secondary school and earning post-secondary qualifications. Although most learners attend nationally funded public schools, large differences persist in the quality of schools. These differences are reflected in large racial and socio-economic differences in test scores and low rankings in international comparisons. Education is strongly related to employment and earnings, with some of the steepest income-education gradients in the world. Returns to post-secondary education have increased, while there has been limited progress in access to post-secondary education. The combination of highly unequal education combined with strong effects of schooling on earnings and employment create a cycle in which inequality is transmitted across generations.
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