MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Namibia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
435,437
in 2021
Namibia
4,172
in 2022
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
118th
Namibia rank
121st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Namibia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198020012022

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 435,437 against 4,172 in Namibia, a difference of 431,265.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 104.4 times Namibia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 118th and Namibia ranks 121st of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 116,135 486.67 115,648 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 187,428 934.6 186,493 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 362,040 2,950 359,090 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 423,597 3,869 419,728 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Namibia?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 435,437 against 4,172 in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Namibia?
431,265, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Namibia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Namibia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 118th and Namibia ranks 121st 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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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