ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Nigeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
3.50 million
in 2024
Nigeria
66,975
in 2011
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
31st
Nigeria rank
33rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Nigeria
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 3.50 million against 66,975 in Nigeria, a difference of 3.43 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 52.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 701,467 15,692 685,775 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 1.08 million 52,386 1.02 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 1.42 million 37,031 1.38 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 2.34 million 61,814 2.28 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Nigeria?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 3.50 million against 66,975 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nigeria?
3.43 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 221 groups.
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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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