Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Nigeria
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 640,737 number against 66,975 number in Nigeria, a difference of 573,762 number.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.6 times Nigeria's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 110,746 number | 15,692 number | 95,053 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 230,854 number | 52,386 number | 178,468 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 322,843 number | 37,031 number | 285,812 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 474,500 number | 61,814 number | 412,686 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Nigeria?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 640,737 number against 66,975 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
- 573,762 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 45 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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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.