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

Definitions

  • 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 Norway South Africa HISTORY
Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 21st. The same as South Africa
7 years
Ranked 10th.

Pupils 432,345
Ranked 97th.
7.44 million
Ranked 13th. 17 times more than Norway

Pupils > % female 48.68% female
Ranked 52nd.
48.73% female
Ranked 46th. About the same as Norway

Pupils > Per capita 0.094 per capita
Ranked 103th.
0.161 per capita
Ranked 33th. 71% more than Norway

Pupils per 1000 94.15
Ranked 102nd.
159.52
Ranked 39th. 69% more than Norway

Teachers 41,161
Ranked 62nd.
208,877
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Norway

Teachers > % female 72.57% female
Ranked 79th.
76.08% female
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Norway

Teachers > Per capita 8.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 99% more than South Africa
4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.

Teachers per 1000 8.96
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as 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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