IDA total vs Saudi Arabia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

IDA total
673,277 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
84,176 number
in 2019
IDA total rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
29th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • IDA total
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 673,277 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 589,101 number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 8.0 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 43 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 90,045 number 2,201 number 87,844 number IDA total
1980s 139,123 number 9,324 number 129,799 number IDA total
1990s 197,227 number 14,789 number 182,438 number IDA total
2000s 336,270 number 27,389 number 308,881 number IDA total
2010s 629,755 number 71,188 number 558,567 number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, IDA total or Saudi Arabia?
IDA total, at 673,277 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
589,101 number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do IDA total and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
IDA total ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 43 groups.
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.