Teachers in primary education, male in South Africa
South Africa: Teachers in primary education, male was 52,784 number in 2015. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in South Africa, 1991–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in South Africa is 52,784 number, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in South Africa peaked at 112,247 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 42,374 number, in 2001.
That places South Africa 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 112,247 number | — |
| 1994 | 88,961 number | -20.7% |
| 1995 | 59,498 number | -33.1% |
| 1997 | 49,232 number | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 48,270 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 52,963 number | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 42,374 number | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 42,670 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 54,105 number | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 49,843 number | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 56,973 number | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 51,775 number | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 51,735 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51,096 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 48,505 number | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 54,464 number | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 45,696 number | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 44,690 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 46,533 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 47,077 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 52,784 number | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,642 number | 48,270 number | 112,247 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 50,204 number | 42,374 number | 56,973 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,541 number | 44,690 number | 54,464 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in South Africa?
- Teachers in primary education, male in South Africa was 52,784 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 112,247 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,374 number in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/