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Education > Primary education Stats: compare key data on Canada & South Africa

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  • Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Canada South Africa HISTORY
Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th.
7 years
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Canada

Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st.
7.44 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Canada

Pupils > % female 48.61% female
Ranked 69th.
48.73% female
Ranked 46th. About the same as Canada

Pupils > Per capita 0.078 per capita
Ranked 136th.
0.161 per capita
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Canada

Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th.
159.52
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Canada

Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st.
208,877
Ranked 20th. 48% more than Canada

Teachers > % female 68.07% female
Ranked 83th.
76.08% female
Ranked 66th. 12% more than Canada

Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 1% more than South Africa
4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.

Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 1% more than South Africa
4.48
Ranked 77th.

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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