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)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197119972024

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

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