Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- South Africa
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 210,927 number against 28,902 number in South Africa, a difference of 182,025 number.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,103 number | 10,095 number | 77,008 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 121,465 number | 12,978 number | 108,488 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 177,620 number | 25,616 number | 152,003 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or South Africa?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 210,927 number against 28,902 number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 182,025 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2014.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.