Cuba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Cuba
61,737 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
396,231 number
in 2018
Cuba rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 396,231 number against 61,737 number in Cuba, a difference of 334,494 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.4 times Cuba's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 33rd 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 Cuba Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 16,630 number 57,809 number 41,180 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 23,825 number 107,654 number 83,829 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 83,331 number 189,970 number 106,639 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 78,025 number 346,370 number 268,345 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, Cuba or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 396,231 number against 61,737 number in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
334,494 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 33rd 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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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.