Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in South Africa

South Africa: Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 46 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
46
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 25 countries
All-time high
47
in 2018
All-time low
42
in 2009
Years of data
12
2008–2020

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in South Africa, 2008–2020

010203040502008201420202008: 432009: 422010: 442012: 432013: 442014: 452015: 452016: 452017: 462018: 472019: 462020: 46

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in South Africa is 46, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in South Africa peaked at 47 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2009.

South Africa ranks 2nd of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in South Africa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 43
2009 42 -2.3%
2010 44 +4.8%
2012 43 -2.3%
2013 44 +2.3%
2014 45 +2.3%
2015 45 +0.0%
2016 45 +0.0%
2017 46 +2.2%
2018 47 +2.2%
2019 46 -2.1%
2020 46 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.5 42 43 2
2010s 45 43 47 9
2020s 46 46 46 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 1 Georgia 50 compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 45 compare
  3. 4 Australia 44 compare
  4. 4 Ecuador 44 compare
  5. 4 Republic of Moldova 44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in South Africa?
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in South Africa was 46 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 47 in 2018.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2009.
How does South Africa rank for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
South Africa ranks 2nd out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
Is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 279 data points, 2000–2020
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