Sri Lanka vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Sri Lanka
13,624
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
865,323
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
84th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
87th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019972024

How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 865,323 against 13,624 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 851,699.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 63.5 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 84th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 87th of 185 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2,268 59,907 57,640 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 3,850 119,217 115,368 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 3,511 164,290 160,779 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 7,865 684,945 677,080 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 13,281 787,765 774,484 WB: Middle East & North 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, Sri Lanka or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 865,323 against 13,624 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
851,699, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Sri Lanka ranks 84th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 87th 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