Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Algeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 396,231 number against 58,647 number in Algeria, a difference of 337,584 number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.8 times Algeria's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,619 number | 64,885 number | 47,266 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 20,025 number | 96,761 number | 76,736 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 26,790 number | 190,081 number | 163,291 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 50,797 number | 346,370 number | 295,573 number | 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, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 396,231 number against 58,647 number in Algeria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 337,584 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
- How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Algeria ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 176 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
Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.