South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female
Teachers in primary education, female over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.25 million number against 196,319 number in South Africa, a difference of 2.05 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150,685 number | 814,991 number | 664,306 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 164,035 number | 1.16 million number | 991,126 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 177,018 number | 1.75 million number | 1.57 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.25 million number against 196,319 number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.05 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
- South Africa ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (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 female teachers in public and private 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.