Teachers in secondary education, male in South Africa

South Africa: Teachers in secondary education, male was 76,420 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
76,420 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
35th
of 190 countries
All-time high
84,666 number
in 2009
All-time low
41,763 number
in 1991
Years of data
15
1991–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in South Africa, 1991–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1991200420181991: 41.8k number1998: 71.7k number1999: 72.4k number2000: 74.2k number2001: 75.3k number2002: 71.9k number2003: 74.2k number2004: 72.0k number2005: 68.0k number2006: 74.9k number2009: 84.7k number2015: 79.6k number2016: 80.9k number2017: 77.1k number2018: 76.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 76,420 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in South Africa peaked at 84,666 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 41,763 number, in 1991.

South Africa ranks 35th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in South Africa, 1991 to 2018.
Year number Change
1991 41,763 number
1998 71,745 number +71.8%
1999 72,379 number +0.9%
2000 74,167 number +2.5%
2001 75,331 number +1.6%
2002 71,916 number -4.5%
2003 74,183 number +3.2%
2004 71,970 number -3.0%
2005 68,000 number -5.5%
2006 74,920 number +10.2%
2009 84,666 number +13.0%
2015 79,568 number -6.0%
2016 80,859 number +1.6%
2017 77,062 number -4.7%
2018 76,420 number -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61,962 number 41,763 number 72,379 number 3
2000s 74,394 number 68,000 number 84,666 number 8
2010s 78,477 number 76,420 number 80,859 number 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 32 Colombia 89,996 number compare
  2. 33 Algeria 83,271 number compare
  3. 34 Benin 81,348 number compare
  4. 36 Malaysia 75,039 number compare
  5. 37 Cameroon 74,718 number compare
  6. 38 Tanzania 70,631 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in South Africa?
Teachers in secondary education, male in South Africa was 76,420 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 84,666 number in 2009.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 41,763 number in 1991.
How does South Africa rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
South Africa ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/