Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0009 number per person in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.0009 number per person
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
127th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0027 number per person
in 1991
All-time low
0.0008 number per person
in 2012
Years of data
21
1991–2015

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in South Africa, 1991–2015

0.0010.0020.0020.0031991200320151991: 0.003 number per person1994: 0.002 number per person1995: 0.001 number per person1997: 0.001 number per person1999: 0.001 number per person2000: 0.001 number per person2001: 0.001 number per person2002: 0.001 number per person2003: 0.001 number per person2004: 0.001 number per person2005: 0.001 number per person2006: 0.001 number per person2007: 0.001 number per person2008: 0.001 number per person2009: 0.001 number per person2010: 0.001 number per person2011: 0.001 number per person2012: 0.001 number per person2013: 0.001 number per person2014: 0.001 number per person2015: 0.001 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2015, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0009 number per person.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0027 number per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 number per person, in 2012.

South Africa ranks 127th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in South Africa, 1991 to 2015.
Year number per person Change
1991 0.0027 number per person —
1994 0.002 number per person -24.9%
1995 0.0013 number per person -33.9%
1997 0.0011 number per person -19.3%
1999 0.001 number per person -4.2%
2000 0.0011 number per person +8.7%
2001 0.0009 number per person -20.7%
2002 0.0009 number per person -0.3%
2003 0.0011 number per person +25.5%
2004 0.001 number per person -8.8%
2005 0.0012 number per person +13.2%
2006 0.001 number per person -10.0%
2007 0.001 number per person -1.1%
2008 0.001 number per person -2.4%
2009 0.0009 number per person -6.2%
2010 0.001 number per person +11.0%
2011 0.0009 number per person -17.1%
2012 0.0008 number per person -3.6%
2013 0.0009 number per person +2.4%
2014 0.0008 number per person -0.5%
2015 0.0009 number per person +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0016 number per person 0.001 number per person 0.0027 number per person 5
2000s 0.001 number per person 0.0009 number per person 0.0012 number per person 10
2010s 0.0009 number per person 0.0008 number per person 0.001 number per person 6

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 124 Portugal 0.001 number per person compare
  2. 125 Somalia 0.0009 number per person compare
  3. 126 Algeria 0.0009 number per person compare
  4. 128 Gibraltar 0.0009 number per person compare
  5. 129 Tajikistan 0.0009 number per person compare
  6. 130 Dominica 0.0009 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in South Africa?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in South Africa was 0.0009 number per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0027 number per person in 1991.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 number per person in 2012.
How does South Africa rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
South Africa ranks 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.