Cyprus vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Cyprus
3,669
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
435,080
in 2021
Cyprus rank
124th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
122nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Cyprus
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197119972023

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 435,080 against 3,669 in Cyprus, a difference of 431,411.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 118.6 times Cyprus's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 124th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 122nd of 185 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1980s 308.5 58,216 57,908 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 772.89 105,793 105,020 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 1,586 191,790 190,205 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 2,962 347,410 344,448 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 3,596 429,158 425,562 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (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, Cyprus or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 435,080 against 3,669 in Cyprus as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Cyprus and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
431,411, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Cyprus and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Cyprus ranks 124th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 122nd 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