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Education > Secondary education Stats: compare key data on South Africa & United States

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  • General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT South Africa United States HISTORY
General pupils 4.32 million
Ranked 17th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa

General pupils > Per capita 93.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 13% more than United States
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

General pupils per 1000 92.53
Ranked 37th. 12% more than United States
82.6
Ranked 48th.

Teachers 149,375
Ranked 28th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Africa

Teachers > % female 51.82% female
Ranked 75th.
62.59% female
Ranked 37th. 21% more than South Africa

Teachers > Per capita 3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 71% more than South Africa

Teachers per 1000 3.2
Ranked 96th.
5.52
Ranked 66th. 72% more than South Africa

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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