Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in South Africa

South Africa: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers was 1,096 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,096
Change on year
down 24.1%
World rank
10th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1,490
in 2016
All-time low
371
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2020

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in South Africa, 2008–2020

2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k2008201420202008: 6882009: 7632010: 6312012: 4752013: 5722014: 8512015: 1.4k2016: 1.5k2017: 3712018: 1.3k2019: 1.4k2020: 1.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 1,096 for number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in South Africa peaked at 1,490 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 371, in 2017.

South Africa ranks 10th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in South Africa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 688
2009 763 +10.9%
2010 631 -17.3%
2012 475 -24.7%
2013 572 +20.4%
2014 851 +48.8%
2015 1,368 +60.8%
2016 1,490 +8.9%
2017 371 -75.1%
2018 1,308 +252.6%
2019 1,444 +10.4%
2020 1,096 -24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 725.5 688 763 2
2010s 945.56 371 1,490 9
2020s 1,096 1,096 1,096 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 7 Ecuador 2,059 compare
  2. 8 Mongolia 1,272 compare
  3. 9 Sri Lanka 1,253 compare
  4. 11 Zambia 875 compare
  5. 12 Ethiopia 850 compare
  6. 13 Georgia 786 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in South Africa?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in South Africa was 1,096 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,490 in 2016.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 371 in 2017.
How does South Africa rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers?
South Africa ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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 Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 289 data points, 2000–2020
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