Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Nigeria
66,975 number
in 2011
Saudi Arabia
84,176 number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
32nd
Saudi Arabia rank
29th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197119952019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 84,176 number against 66,975 number in Nigeria, a difference of 17,201 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 15,692 number 9,411 number 6,281 number Nigeria
1990s 52,386 number 19,698 number 32,688 number Nigeria
2000s 37,031 number 25,041 number 11,990 number Nigeria
2010s 61,814 number 51,848 number 9,966 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 84,176 number against 66,975 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
17,201 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Nigeria ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th 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.