Welfare & population How many poor people are there in South Africa? Source Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 Unpacking deprivation bundles to reduce multidimensional poverty Briefing note Short answer How many poor people are there in South Africa? The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures acute multidimensional poverty across more than 100 developing countries. It does so by measuring each person’s overlapping deprivations across 10 indicators in three equally weighted dimensions: health, education and standard of living. One... Back Full answer
Welfare & population How many poor people are there in Nigeria? Source Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (2022) Short answer How many poor people are there in Nigeria? 133 million Nigerians are poor, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index report, the NBS said that 63% of Nigerians were poor due to a lack of access to health, education, living standards, employment and security. The Multidimension... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population What is the difference between the official unemployment rate and the expanded rate? Source Stats SA: Quarterly Labour Force Survey Quarter 2 2022 Short answer What is the difference between the official unemployment rate and the expanded rate? South Africa’s official unemployment rate was 33.9% in the second quarter of 2022. It means that 33.9% of the labour force, aged 15 to 64, was without work, available for work and looking for work or trying to start a business. This is also known as the narrow definition of unemployment. The ex... Back Full answer
Welfare & population How many social grants are being paid in South Africa? Source The Parliamentary Budget Office: Social grant performance as at end March 20/21 Short answer How many social grants are being paid in South Africa? By the end of the period 2020/21, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provided income support to 11.45 million vulnerable individuals and households throughout the country with social assistance. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population Is South Africa the most unequal country in the world? Source Inequality in Southern Africa : An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union (English) Short answer Is South Africa the most unequal country in the world? Yes, of countries with data, South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, ranking first among 164 countries in the World Bank's global poverty database. ... Back Full answer
Health Education Where does Ghana rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source UNDP: The 2021/2022 Human Development Report Short answer Where does Ghana rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a valu... Back Full answer
Education Health Where does South Africa rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source Human Development Report 2021/2022 Short answer Where does South Africa rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a valu... Back Full answer
Welfare & population How many people live in South Africa? Source Mid-year Population Estimates 2020 (Statistics South Africa) Short answer How many people live in South Africa? As of June 2022 an estimated 60.6 million people called South Africa home. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Education How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? Source Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana Short answer How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? To date 1.3 million students in Ghana have benefited from a free senior high school social intervention programme rolled out by the government in 2017. The programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), is meant to extend guaranteed access to free quality education for all children of school-going age fr... Back Full answer