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

Cuba
61,737 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
397,574 number
in 2018
Cuba rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 397,574 number against 61,737 number in Cuba, a difference of 335,837 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.4 times Cuba's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 33rd 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 Cuba Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 16,630 number 58,063 number 41,434 number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 23,825 number 108,180 number 84,355 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 83,331 number 190,811 number 107,480 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 78,025 number 347,688 number 269,664 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, Cuba or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 397,574 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?
335,837 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 33rd 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.