MDG: Developed Regions vs South Africa: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

MDG: Developed Regions
8.55 million
in 2024
South Africa
181,739
in 2023
MDG: Developed Regions rank
41st
South Africa rank
38th

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • MDG: Developed Regions
  • South Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197119972024

How they compare

MDG: Developed Regions currently reports 8.55 million against 181,739 in South Africa, a difference of 8.37 million.

That makes MDG: Developed Regions's figure about 47.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, MDG: Developed Regions has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developed Regions ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 38th of 221 groups.

MDG: Developed Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developed Regions South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 8.36 million 133,989 8.23 million MDG: Developed Regions
2000s 8.53 million 156,845 8.38 million MDG: Developed Regions
2010s 8.28 million 191,545 8.09 million MDG: Developed Regions
2020s 8.51 million 182,792 8.33 million MDG: Developed Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, MDG: Developed Regions or South Africa?
MDG: Developed Regions, at 8.55 million against 181,739 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Developed Regions and South Africa?
8.37 million, with MDG: Developed Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developed Regions and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do MDG: Developed Regions and South Africa rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 38th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 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.