Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: 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)
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 640,737 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 556,561 number.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 47 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 Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,349 number | 2,201 number | 58,148 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 109,877 number | 9,324 number | 100,554 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 169,503 number | 14,789 number | 154,714 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 327,231 number | 27,389 number | 299,842 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 597,797 number | 71,188 number | 526,609 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 640,737 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 556,561 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th 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.