Rwanda vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Rwanda
4,023
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
435,080
in 2021
Rwanda rank
122nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
122nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Rwanda
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 435,080 against 4,023 in Rwanda, a difference of 431,057.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 108.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 122nd 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 | Rwanda | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 344.67 | 56,648 | 56,304 | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 529 | 111,142 | 110,613 | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 1,659 | 181,643 | 179,984 | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 3,044 | 350,504 | 347,460 | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 4,301 | 423,236 | 418,935 | 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, Rwanda or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 435,080 against 4,023 in Rwanda as of 2021.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Rwanda and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 431,057, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Rwanda and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 122nd 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
February 2026 Data Release