Teachers in primary education, female in South Africa
South Africa: Teachers in primary education, female was 196,319 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in South Africa, 1991–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, teachers in primary education, female in South Africa stood at 196,319 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in South Africa peaked at 196,319 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 124,929 number, in 1994.
That places South Africa 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 158,118 number | — |
| 1994 | 124,929 number | -21.0% |
| 1995 | 165,398 number | +32.4% |
| 1997 | 132,436 number | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 172,543 number | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 160,337 number | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 148,221 number | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 168,930 number | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 157,093 number | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 159,599 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 176,026 number | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 167,807 number | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 168,573 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 169,969 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 163,791 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 183,568 number | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 167,744 number | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 167,967 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 174,011 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 172,502 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 196,319 number | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150,685 number | 124,929 number | 172,543 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 164,035 number | 148,221 number | 176,026 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,018 number | 167,744 number | 196,319 number | 6 |
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More education data for South Africa
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in South Africa?
- Teachers in primary education, female in South Africa was 196,319 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 196,319 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,929 number in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- South Africa ranks 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.