Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in South Africa
South Africa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 27,099 number in 1994. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in South Africa, 1988–1994
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 1994, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in South Africa stood at 27,099 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
South Africa ranks 49th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 15,515 number | — |
| 1989 | 16,303 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 16,697 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 16,754 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16,861 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 21,225 number | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 27,099 number | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,909 number | 15,515 number | 16,303 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 19,727 number | 16,697 number | 27,099 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 46 Democratic Republic of Congo 28,877 number compare
- 47 Belarus 28,080 number
- 48 Australia 27,442 number compare
- 50 Denmark 26,679 number compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 26,664 number
- 52 Romania 26,266 number compare
More education data for South Africa
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in South Africa?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in South Africa was 27,099 number in 1994, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27,099 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,515 number in 1988.
- How does South Africa rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- South Africa ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 1994.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.