Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in South Africa

South Africa: Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education was 38 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
38
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
39
in 2014
All-time low
32
in 2009
Years of data
12
2008–2020

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in South Africa, 2008–2020

0102030402008201420202008: 342009: 322010: 382012: 352013: 382014: 392015: 372016: 352017: 382018: 342019: 352020: 38

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in South Africa stood at 38.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in South Africa peaked at 39 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2009.

That places South Africa 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in South Africa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 34
2009 32 -5.9%
2010 38 +18.8%
2012 35 -7.9%
2013 38 +8.6%
2014 39 +2.6%
2015 37 -5.1%
2016 35 -5.4%
2017 38 +8.6%
2018 34 -10.5%
2019 35 +2.9%
2020 38 +8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33 32 34 2
2010s 36.56 34 39 9
2020s 38 38 38 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in South Africa?
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in South Africa was 38 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 39 in 2014.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2009.
How does South Africa rank for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education?
South Africa ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2020.
Is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 307 data points, 2000–2021
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