Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Thailand: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
791,095 number
in 2019
Thailand
97,823 number
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th
Thailand rank
24th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 791,095 number against 97,823 number in Thailand, a difference of 693,272 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 8.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 76,754 number 12,295 number 64,459 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 135,098 number 29,523 number 105,575 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 216,586 number 46,031 number 170,554 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 366,685 number 65,739 number 300,946 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 748,657 number 106,861 number 641,796 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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 or Thailand?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 791,095 number against 97,823 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
693,272 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th 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.