Cuba vs Nigeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Cuba
61,737 number
in 2018
Nigeria
66,975 number
in 2011
Cuba rank
33rd
Nigeria rank
32nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119942018

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 66,975 number against 61,737 number in Cuba, a difference of 5,238 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cuba ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 16,416 number 15,692 number 723.5 number Cuba
1990s 23,524 number 52,386 number 28,862 number Nigeria
2000s 73,853 number 37,031 number 36,822 number Cuba
2010s 123,394 number 61,814 number 61,580 number Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Cuba or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 66,975 number against 61,737 number in Cuba as of 2011.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Cuba and Nigeria?
5,238 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Cuba and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 32nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cuba vs Nigeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number/cuba/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number/cuba/nigeria/">Cuba vs Nigeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.