Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa
South Africa: Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 4,031 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa is 4,031 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa peaked at 5,094 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,168 number, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 8th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,343 number | — |
| 2010 | 3,795 number | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 3,645 number | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 4,883 number | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 3,168 number | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 4,176 number | +31.8% |
| 2017 | 5,094 number | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 4,031 number | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,343 number | 3,343 number | 3,343 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,113 number | 3,168 number | 5,094 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 5 Kazakhstan 10,688 number compare
- 6 Greece 5,566 number compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 4,324 number
- 9 Georgia 3,649 number compare
- 10 Hungary 3,012 number compare
- 11 Bangladesh 2,998 number compare
More education data for South Africa
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.65 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa?
- Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in South Africa was 4,031 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,094 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,168 number in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- South Africa ranks 8th out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). 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.