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South Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

78.52percent · 2023+2.7% since 2006

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator FTP.1. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202378.516
201578.81
201478.56
201378.901
201278.985
201178.591
201077.119
200977.152UIS_EST
200876.886UIS_EST
200776.517UIS_EST
200676.421UIS_EST
200575.548UIS_EST
200476.202UIS_EST
200374.382UIS_EST
200279.835UIS_EST
200177.768UIS_EST
200075.17UIS_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). Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ftp-1 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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