Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in South Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0017 units per person.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.002 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per person, in 2005.
That places South Africa 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0016 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0578 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0612 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 13.45 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.0017 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for secondary education, teachers, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers, female Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.