Afghanistan vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Afghanistan
18,920
in 2020
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1.64 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
72nd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
70th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 1.64 million against 18,920 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.62 million.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 86.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 72nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 70th of 185 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1,092 287,333 286,241 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1980s 1,571 437,844 436,272 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1990s 1,342 527,809 526,467 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 2,270 1.11 million 1.11 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 10,425 1.49 million 1.48 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 18,920 1.54 million 1.52 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Afghanistan or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 1.64 million against 18,920 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Afghanistan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
1.62 million, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 72nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 70th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
406 places, 14,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release