A comparative analysis of emerging socioeconomic issues in selected SADC countries

The main objective of A comparative analysis of emerging socioeconomic issues in selected SADC countries report "is to provide insights on demographic and selected socioeconomic issues affecting the selected SADC countries, and to show the extent of convergence and divergence among the selected countries. The report specifically aims: - To provide a brief demographic analysis of the selected SADC countries; - To profile school attendance and non-attendance among school-going children; - To profile educational attainment by various socio-demographic characteristics; and - To profile labour force participation and inactivity ratios by various sociodemographic characteristics.

Using Census data, the most viable data source common to the countries of interest, a comparative cross-country approach is utilised to profile levels and patterns of selected socio-economic development indicators in the region. In this report, analysis has been restricted to the six countries STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA 2 A comparative analysis of emerging socioeconomic issues in selected SADC countries – [Report number 03-01-24 (2007-2012)] that participated in the 2010 round of Censuses; Mozambique which conducted a Census in 2007, Malawi in 2008, Zambia in 2010, Botswana and South Africa in 2011, and Tanzania in 2012."