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South Africa: Teachers in primary education, both sexes

287,310count · 2023+30.8% since 2006

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator 20162. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2023287,310
2015249,103
2014219,579
2013220,544
2012212,657
2011213,440
2010238,032
2009212,296UIS_EST
2008221,065UIS_EST
2007220,308UIS_EST
2006219,582UIS_EST
2005232,999UIS_EST
2004209,442UIS_EST
2003211,198UIS_EST
2002211,600UIS_EST
2001190,595UIS_EST
2000213,300UIS_EST

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Teachers in primary education, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-20162 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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