The matric certificate is still valuable in the labour market

dc.contributor.author	Hofmeyr, Clare
dc.contributor.author	Branson, Nicola
dc.contributor.author	Leibbrandt, Murray
dc.contributor.author	Ardington, Cally
dc.contributor.author	Lam, David
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-19T14:08:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-19T14:08:03Z
dc.date.issued	2013-10
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.econ3x3.org/article/matric-certificate-still-valuable-labour-market
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11090/728
dc.description.abstract	Increasing levels of youth unemployment and learners’ poor performance at school have led to claims that the matric certificate no longer has much value in the labour market. However, the evidence does not support this claim. While the labour market conditions facing secondary school graduates have indeed worsened with time, the value of a matric certificate relative to that of grade 10 and 11 has remained positive both in terms of earnings and the likelihood of finding employment.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Econ3x3.org	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Econ3x3 Brief;October 2013
dc.subject	Matric	en_US
dc.subject	Secondary education	en_US
dc.subject	Tertiary education	en_US
dc.subject	South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Labour market	en_US
dc.subject	Dropou	en_US
dc.subject	Employment	en_US
dc.title	The matric certificate is still valuable in the labour market	en_US
dc.type	Other	en_US