Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 396,231 number against 66,975 number in Nigeria, a difference of 329,256 number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.9 times Nigeria's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,692 number | 58,017 number | 42,324 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 52,386 number | 145,662 number | 93,276 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 37,031 number | 172,630 number | 135,599 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 61,814 number | 288,657 number | 226,843 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (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, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 396,231 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 329,256 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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.