Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 397,574 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 313,398 number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,324 number | 56,835 number | 47,512 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 14,789 number | 107,851 number | 93,062 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 27,389 number | 190,811 number | 163,422 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 69,745 number | 347,688 number | 277,943 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 397,574 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 313,398 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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.