Lebanon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Lebanon
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 396,231 number against 45,916 number in Lebanon, a difference of 350,315 number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.6 times Lebanon's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 37th 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 | Lebanon | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,718 number | 57,587 number | 49,869 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 8,254 number | 116,638 number | 108,385 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 17,200 number | 189,970 number | 172,770 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 31,414 number | 312,054 number | 280,640 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, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 396,231 number against 45,916 number in Lebanon as of 2018.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 350,315 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2014.
- How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 37th 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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About this data
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.