Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in South Africa

South Africa: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers was 0.6675 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6675
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.6675
in 2020
All-time low
0.5242
in 2013
Years of data
12
2008–2020

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in South Africa, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.5882009: 0.5422010: 0.6032012: 0.6122013: 0.5242014: 0.5982015: 0.6542016: 0.6242017: 0.6652018: 0.6552019: 0.6672020: 0.668

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.6675 for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in South Africa peaked at 0.6675 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5242, in 2013.

That places South Africa 15th out of 25 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in South Africa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.5877
2009 0.5422 -7.7%
2010 0.6025 +11.1%
2012 0.612 +1.6%
2013 0.5242 -14.3%
2014 0.5983 +14.1%
2015 0.6537 +9.3%
2016 0.6237 -4.6%
2017 0.6652 +6.7%
2018 0.6553 -1.5%
2019 0.6667 +1.7%
2020 0.6675 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5649 0.5422 0.5877 2
2010s 0.6224 0.5242 0.6667 9
2020s 0.6675 0.6675 0.6675 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 12 Viet Nam 0.7061 compare
  2. 13 El Salvador 0.703 compare
  3. 14 Chile 0.6941 compare
  4. 16 Ecuador 0.6588 compare
  5. 17 Mexico 0.6493 compare
  6. 18 Paraguay 0.6203

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in South Africa?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in South Africa was 0.6675 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.6675 in 2020.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5242 in 2013.
How does South Africa rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers?
South Africa ranks 15th out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 275 data points, 2000–2020
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