Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Vietnam: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
640,737 number
in 2019
Vietnam
93,851 number
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Vietnam rank
26th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 640,737 number against 93,851 number in Vietnam, a difference of 546,886 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.8 times Vietnam's.

Across all 32 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 Vietnam ranks 26th 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) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 74,367 number 12,182 number 62,185 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 107,477 number 19,788 number 87,690 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 169,468 number 23,330 number 146,138 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 327,718 number 44,901 number 282,817 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 578,242 number 84,659 number 493,583 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 Vietnam?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 640,737 number against 93,851 number in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
546,886 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 Vietnam?
32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Vietnam ranks 26th 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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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.