Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa
South Africa: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 54.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa is 54.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa peaked at 64.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 47th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 63.5% | — |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 63.5% | 64.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 57.5% | 60.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 54.5% | 57.2% | 5 |
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa was 54.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- South Africa ranks 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release