South Africa - Pupil teacher ratio

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in South Africa was 29.64 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 38.90 in 2001, while its lowest value was 23.51 in 1996.

Definition: Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 27.24
1996 23.51
1999 35.93
2000 34.90
2001 38.90
2002 35.28
2003 35.37
2004 35.54
2005 31.39
2006 33.05
2007 33.19
2008 32.71
2009 33.58
2011 32.60
2012 32.94
2013 32.03
2014 29.64

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in South Africa was 30.33 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 44.54 in 1997, while its lowest value was 26.67 in 1991.

Definition: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 29.47
1978 28.48
1979 27.78
1991 26.67
1994 37.27
1995 36.28
1997 44.54
1999 35.94
2000 34.90
2001 38.90
2002 35.28
2003 35.37
2004 35.54
2005 31.39
2006 33.05
2007 33.19
2008 32.71
2009 33.58
2010 29.51
2011 32.60
2012 32.94
2013 32.03
2014 32.77
2015 30.33

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Definition: Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2010 11.16

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in South Africa was 27.62 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 32.90 in 2005, while its lowest value was 25.05 in 2009.

Definition: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1991 25.96
1998 29.52
1999 29.25
2000 28.06
2001 27.43
2002 29.69
2003 29.84
2004 30.75
2005 32.90
2006 30.21
2007 29.19
2008 27.71
2009 25.05
2015 27.78
2016 26.85
2017 27.62

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary

Definition: Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2017 27.57

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in South Africa was 22.80 as of 1994. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 29.07 in 1992, while its lowest value was 22.80 in 1994.

Definition: Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1988 24.41
1989 25.83
1990 26.29
1991 27.88
1992 29.07
1993 26.05
1994 22.80

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs