Nigeria vs Pre-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Nigeria
66,975 number
in 2011
Pre-demographic dividend
315,453 number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
32nd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
35th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pre-demographic dividend
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197319952018

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 315,453 number against 66,975 number in Nigeria, a difference of 248,478 number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 4.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 32nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 176 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 15,692 number 49,495 number 33,803 number Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 52,386 number 105,844 number 53,458 number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 37,031 number 124,964 number 87,933 number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 61,814 number 218,924 number 157,110 number Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 315,453 number against 66,975 number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
248,478 number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Nigeria ranks 32nd and Pre-demographic dividend 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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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.