Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 93,016 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 8,840 number.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,682 number | 3,436 number | 10,246 number | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 15,360 number | 9,085 number | 6,275 number | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 28,536 number | 15,720 number | 12,816 number | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 50,525 number | 27,389 number | 23,136 number | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 88,311 number | 74,383 number | 13,929 number | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?
- Bangladesh, at 93,016 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
- 8,840 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th 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.