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

Kazakhstan
45,454 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
396,231 number
in 2018
Kazakhstan rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • 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 45,454 number in Kazakhstan, a difference of 350,777 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.7 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 38th 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 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 27,127 number 145,662 number 118,535 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 40,604 number 176,100 number 135,496 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 47,172 number 345,454 number 298,283 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, Kazakhstan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 396,231 number against 45,454 number in Kazakhstan as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
350,777 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Kazakhstan ranks 38th 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.