As of 2022, the total number of teaching staff in South Africa amounted to 450,993. Compared to the previous year, this represented an increment of around 3,870 teachers. KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng were the provinces with the largest number of educators throughout the period reviewed. By contrast, Northern Cape had the smallest share of teachers since 2017.
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Department of Basic Education South Africa. (December 12, 2022). Number of teachers in schools in South Africa from 2017 to 2022, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262861/number-of-teachers-by-province-in-south-africa/
Department of Basic Education South Africa. "Number of teachers in schools in South Africa from 2017 to 2022, by province." Chart. December 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262861/number-of-teachers-by-province-in-south-africa/
Department of Basic Education South Africa. (2022). Number of teachers in schools in South Africa from 2017 to 2022, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262861/number-of-teachers-by-province-in-south-africa/
Department of Basic Education South Africa. "Number of Teachers in Schools in South Africa from 2017 to 2022, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262861/number-of-teachers-by-province-in-south-africa/
Department of Basic Education South Africa, Number of teachers in schools in South Africa from 2017 to 2022, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262861/number-of-teachers-by-province-in-south-africa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of teachers in schools in South Africa from 2017 to 2022, by province [Graph], Department of Basic Education South Africa, December 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262861/number-of-teachers-by-province-in-south-africa/