As of 2024, the total number of teaching staff in South Africa amounted to roughly *******. The largest number was in Gauteng, with close to ****** educators. KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape followed with around ****** and ****** teachers, respectively.
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Department of Basic Education South Africa. (February 28, 2025). Number of teachers in education in South Africa in 2024, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262709/number-of-teachers-in-education-in-south-africa-by-province/
Department of Basic Education South Africa. "Number of teachers in education in South Africa in 2024, by province." Chart. February 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262709/number-of-teachers-in-education-in-south-africa-by-province/
Department of Basic Education South Africa. (2025). Number of teachers in education in South Africa in 2024, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262709/number-of-teachers-in-education-in-south-africa-by-province/
Department of Basic Education South Africa. "Number of Teachers in Education in South Africa in 2024, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262709/number-of-teachers-in-education-in-south-africa-by-province/
Department of Basic Education South Africa, Number of teachers in education in South Africa in 2024, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262709/number-of-teachers-in-education-in-south-africa-by-province/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Number of teachers in education in South Africa in 2024, by province [Graph], Department of Basic Education South Africa, February 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262709/number-of-teachers-in-education-in-south-africa-by-province/
