0.7% Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
School attendance
77.5% School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
17-year-olds by highest educational level
Employment of 15- to 17-year-olds
R7 500 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
18.4 % Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
Households headed by children under 18 years old
8 Households with heads under 18 years old
12.5% Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
Head of household
50% Child-headed households with women as their head
Annual household income
R7 200 Average annual child-headed household income
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