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
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in South Africa, 2008–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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