South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in pre-primary education, male

South Africa
6,196 number
in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
160,950 number
in 2018
South Africa rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0k100.0k150.0k199420062018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 160,950 number against 6,196 number in South Africa, a difference of 154,754 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 26.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 178 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 700 number 63,943 number 63,243 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 3,038 number 81,952 number 78,914 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 5,442 number 127,148 number 121,706 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 160,950 number against 6,196 number in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
154,754 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
South Africa ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/