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Youth in South Africa constituted 37% of the population in 2010, numbering 19.1 million individuals.〔〔 South Africa's National Youth Commission Act, 1996, defines youth as those from ages 14 to 35 years. Like many other developing countries, South Africa's population as a whole is quite young.〔 The elevated level of youth population is expected to exist for the next 20–30 years; the large proportion of working-age population presents South Africa with a time period of opportunity for human capital and economic development. 〔 Although South Africa transitioned from an apartheid government to a democracy in the early 1990s, the policies have a continued legacy of significant inequalities. The burden of many of these inequalities falls on South African youth in terms of education, employment, poverty, and health outcomes.〔 Past government policies in South Africa have been unfavorable for twenty-first century youth, diminishing their ability to engage meaningfully in social, political, and economic activities of society. During apartheid, many youth were arrested and detained in jail, often without trial; many children were held in adult prisons.〔 Youth policy is guided by the National Youth Policy (2009-2014), which was developed based on a series of legislative frameworks from 1994 onwards. These legislative and policy frameworks include the National Youth Commission Act, 1996; White Paper for Social Welfare, 1997; National Youth Development Policy Framework, 2000-2007; and the Draft National Youth Policy, 2008-2013. 〔 == Education == Youth in the twenty-first century are more highly educated than in previous decades due to the expansion of youth educational opportunities since the end of apartheid.〔 Older generations have lower levels of average education achievement than younger ones, which is attributable to the apartheid government policies regarding education. According to the South African National Census of 2011, 40.6% of those aged 20–24 years completed grade 12; only 9.9% of those aged 80 years or more completed grade 12.〔 Secondary school enrollment has increased for disadvantaged groups. Despite this, few gains have been made in decreasing the number of young people with little or no education. Race and gender inequalities influence who continues to higher levels of education; black South Africans report that finances are the biggest factor in leaving school.〔 Disabled youth tend to be underrepresented in the education system, which leads to high rates of unemployment.〔 Only 11 percent of black South African youth and 7 percent of coloured youth in the 18-24 year age bracket are in University, compared to 60 percent of white South African youth as of 2014. Poor quality primary and secondary schooling are key reasons for the low rates of black and coloured South Africans attending tertiary education.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Youth in South Africa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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