South Africa vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

South Africa
225,583
in 2023
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
8.02 million
in 2024
South Africa rank
21st
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
20th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • South Africa
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197319982024

How they compare

WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 8.02 million against 225,583 in South Africa, a difference of 7.80 million.

That makes WB: Late-demographic Dividend's figure about 35.6 times South Africa's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, WB: Late-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 21st and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 20th of 212 countries.

WB: Late-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 148,653 5.20 million 5.05 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2000s 164,035 5.92 million 5.75 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2010s 177,018 6.33 million 6.16 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2020s 225,583 7.92 million 7.69 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, South Africa or WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 8.02 million against 225,583 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between South Africa and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
7.80 million, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do South Africa and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 21st and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 20th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.