Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0035 number per person in 2015. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in South Africa, 1991–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2015, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0035 number per person.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0038 number per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 number per person, in 1994.
That places South Africa 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0038 number per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0028 number per person | -25.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 number per person | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 number per person | -21.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 number per person | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 number per person | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 number per person | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 number per person | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 number per person | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 number per person | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 number per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 number per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 number per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 number per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 number per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 number per person | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 number per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 number per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 number per person | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0034 number per person | 0.0028 number per person | 0.0038 number per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 number per person | 0.0031 number per person | 0.0036 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 number per person | 0.0031 number per person | 0.0035 number per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in South Africa?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in South Africa was 0.0035 number per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 number per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 number per person in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.