Ents Alfred Nzo District Municipality strategic Agenda

Level of education attained in Alfred Nzo District Municipality
Education 2011 2016

Number Percent Number Percent

^{Level of education (20+)}

No schooling 49,423 13.6 36,504 9.1

<sup>Some primary 91,921 25.2 77,214 19.3

Completed primary 26,289 7.2 26,885 6.7

Some secondary 130,340 35.8 170,757 42.6

Grade 12/Matric 46,450 12.7 66,538 16.6

Higher 18,713 5.1 20,020 5.0

Other 1,280 0.4 3,074 0.8

Source: Statistics South Africa, 2016</sup>
The district has low levels of educational attainment. This has implications on the present percentage of the population that is functionally literate.
Only 5.1% of the population completed Matric or higher levels of educational attainment in 2011 and the percentage declined to 5.0% in 2016 (See Table above).
Education and age structure in Alfred Nzo
The wide base of juveniles and narrow apex of middle-life cohorts points to cycles perpetuating migrant labour, representing a form of economic leakage. If young people leave the district, the effect is a loss of capital investments made into them in the form of education. From another perspective, a youthful population is often associated with a high level of creativity, energy and dynamism as is associated with entrepreneurial start-ups. The youthful population may then be seen as a means of mitigating economic leakage through government initiatives that specifically target this age group.
79% of Alfred Nzo District population fall between 0-34 years of age

35 to 64 (Adults)

15%

65+ (Elderly)

6%



15 to 34 (Youth)
39%
0 to 14 (Children)
40%

Source: Statistics South Africa, 2016 Community Survey Figure 3.5

The Alfred Nzo District Municipality population is made up of 40% children under the age of 14 years. The youth aged between 14 and 34 years also account for 39% of the total population. The dynamics of this youth cohort will increasingly drive economic development of the municipality in terms of opportunities for education, work and social services. Figure 3.5 shows that the young population aged

0 – 34 years constitutes 79% of Alfred Nzo District Municipality’s total population. These are the people

who drive the demand side of education in the municipality.
The district municipality need to have a strategy on how to build this young dynamic population. For every 10 people in Alfred Nzo District Municipality, 8 are aged between 0-34 years. Education should therefore be listed among the top priorities in the district.

Alfred Nzo District Municipality: Population Age structure, 2016

	0 to 14 (Children) 15 to 34 (Youth) 35 to 64 (Adults) 65+ (Elderly) Grand Total
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^M^atat^i^ele Umzimvubu Mbizana Ntabankulu	^82^,^1^8^0^86^,^0^3^1^37^,^0^4^4^14^,^1^9^2^2^1^9^,^4^4^7 73,104 80,467 33,337 12,713 199,620 138,257 123,567 42,669 15,455 319,948 52,083 50,689 18,441 7,636 128,848

^{Source: Statistics South Africa (2016 Community Survey) Table 3.5}
Field of TVET in Alfred Nzo
Field of TVET in 2016

	Alfred Nzo	Matatiele Umzimvubu Mbizana Ntabankulu
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Grand Total	867,864	219,447 199,620 319,948 128,848