South Africa vs Uruguay: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers

South Africa
931
in 2020
Uruguay
1,632
in 2016
South Africa rank
9th
Uruguay rank
7th

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers over time

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k200020102020

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1,632 against 931 in South Africa, a difference of 701.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 26 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 484.5 1,842 1,358 Uruguay
2010s 747.6 1,722 974 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers, South Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1,632 against 931 in South Africa as of 2016.
What is the difference in number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers between South Africa and Uruguay?
701, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
South Africa ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 290 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed