Austria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Austria
59,911 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
397,574 number
in 2018
Austria rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Austria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 397,574 number against 59,911 number in Austria, a difference of 337,663 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.6 times Austria's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 14,223 number 55,655 number 41,433 number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 25,696 number 115,906 number 90,210 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 32,284 number 229,989 number 197,705 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 54,617 number 341,452 number 286,835 number 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, Austria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 397,574 number against 59,911 number in Austria as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
337,663 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Austria ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.