Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Italy
92,744 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
397,574 number
in 2018
Italy rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 397,574 number against 92,744 number in Italy, a difference of 304,830 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 4.3 times Italy's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 176 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 51,057 number 63,310 number 12,252 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 65,396 number 102,238 number 36,841 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 92,735 number 190,811 number 98,076 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 96,530 number 347,688 number 251,158 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 397,574 number against 92,744 number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
304,830 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Italy ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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.