The official learner to educator ratio is as follows:
Province |
Learner Educator Ratio considering both State-paid and |
Learner Educator Ratio State-Paid |
Eastern Cape |
30.1 |
34.7 |
Free State |
31.1 |
33.9 |
Gauteng |
30.9 |
33.6 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
30.7 |
31.9 |
Limpopo |
34.5 |
35.5 |
Mpumalanga |
31.6 |
33.9 |
Northern Cape |
29.9 |
33.3 |
North West |
31.6 |
33.5 |
Western Cape |
31.9 |
39.8 |
South Africa |
31.4 |
34.1 |
Source: 2021 School Realities Publication, EMIS |