242 KB0 KB200320262026Erasmus, LanaMoyo, ClementPhiri, Andrewštevilka:2letnik:24str. 281–304, 307-308DOI:10.26493/1854-6935.24.281-304ISSN:1854-6935COBISSID_HOST:288150275URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-VXN2IXSZenUniversity of Primorska PressManaging global transitionsbrezposelnost mladiheducationGeneral Household Survey (GHS) dataizobraževanjeJužna Afrikaobdobje po covidu 19podatki splošne ankete o gospodinjstvih (GHS)post COVID-19South Africayouth unemploymentEducation and youth unemployment in South Africa after COVID-19| evidence from the General Household Survey (GHS)|Youth unemployment remains a major challenge in South Africa, and the COVID-19 pandemic has further disrupted education and labour-market transitions. This study investigates how educational attainment influences youth unemployment in the post-COVID period using the nationally representative 2021 General Household Survey. A sample of 3,652 youths was analysed using logit and probit models across three specifications that incorporate education, demographic factors, and household welfare characteristics. The results show that higher education significantly reduces the likelihood of unemployment, with the strongest effects for diploma and degree holders. However, these effects vary across provinces. Youth in Free State, Northwest, and Limpopo experience high unemployment even with higher qualifications, indicating weak regional labour markets. A sensitivity analysis reveals that returns to education are lower in mining-dependent provinces. The study concludes that expanding education alone is insufficient without addressing provincial labour-market constraintsBrezposelnost mladih v Južni Afriki ostaja velik izziv, pandemija covida19 pa je dodatno porušila izobraževalne poti in prehode na trg dela. Pričujoča raziskava preučuje, kako dosežena izobrazba vpliva na brezposelnost mladih v obdobju po covidu19 z uporabo nacionalno reprezentativne splošne ankete o gospodinjstvih (angl. General House hold Survey – GHS) iz leta 2021. Vzorec 3.652 mladih je bil analiziran z uporabo logitnih in probitnih modelov v treh specifikacijah, ki vključujejo izobraževanje, demografske dejavnike in značilnosti blaginje gospodinjstev. Rezultati kažejo, da višja izobrazba bistveno zmanjšuje verjetnost brezposelnosti, pri čemer so učinki najmočnejši pri osebah z diplomami in univerzitetnimi nazivi. Vendar se ti učinki med provincami razlikujejo. Mladi v provincah Free State, Northwest in Limpopo se tudi ob višjih kvalifikacijah soočajo z visoko brezposelnostjo, kar kaže na šibke regionalne trge dela. Analiza občutljivosti razkriva, da so donosi od izobraževanja nižji v provincah, odvisnih od rudarstva. Raziskava zaključuje, da širitev izobraževanja sama po sebi ni zadostna, ne da bi se ob tem naslovilo omejitve na ravni regionalnih trgov delaTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza na Primorskem, Fakulteta za management