Bangladesh vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Bangladesh
93,016 number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.11 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
27th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
25th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.11 million number against 93,016 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.02 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.0 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 34,626 number 885,020 number 850,394 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 50,525 number 1.13 million number 1.08 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 88,311 number 1.17 million number 1.08 million number Europe & Central Asia (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, Bangladesh or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.11 million number against 93,016 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.02 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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.