South Africa - Number of Primary Education Teachers

Since 2014, South Africa Number of Primary Education Teachers jumped by 2.6% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 22 among other countries in Number of Primary Education Teachers at 249,543 Persons. South Africa is overtaken by Italy, which was number 21 with 254,388 Persons and is followed by Germany at 243,687.23 Persons. China lead the ranking with 6,363,952 Persons in 2019, that is a growth of 2.6% compared to 2018. India, Indonesia and United States respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Nauru witnessed the best average annual growth at +11.5% per year, while Bermuda was the worst growing country at -8.8% per year.

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Date Units (Persons)
2019 249,543.00
2018 247,294.00
2017 244,999.00
2016 242,657.00
2015 249,103.00
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How does South Africa rank in Number of Primary Education Teachers?

# 171 Countries Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
6,363,952 2019 +2.6 % +1.7 % View data
2 #2
India
4,339,390 2019 NA -0.3 % View data
21 #21
Italy
254,388 2019 +0.6 % +1.4 % View data
22 #22
South Africa
249,543 2019 +0.9 % +2.6 % View data
23 #23
Germany
243,687 2019 -0.5 % +0.9 % View data
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