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 64.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 64.2% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa peaked at 95.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 38th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72.7% | — |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8% | 72.7% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 75.0% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 64.2% | 69.2% | 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 64.2% 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 95.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 81 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 20.2%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release