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

Saudi Arabia
84,176 number
in 2019
Viet Nam
93,851 number
in 2016
Saudi Arabia rank
29th
Viet Nam rank
26th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Viet Nam
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197119952019

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 93,851 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 9,675 number.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 3,436 number 12,182 number 8,746 number Viet Nam
1980s 8,752 number 19,788 number 11,036 number Viet Nam
1990s 14,739 number 23,562 number 8,823 number Viet Nam
2000s 27,650 number 44,901 number 17,252 number Viet Nam
2010s 65,487 number 84,659 number 19,171 number Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 93,851 number against 84,176 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Saudi Arabia and Viet Nam?
9,675 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Viet Nam?
31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Saudi Arabia and Viet Nam rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Saudi Arabia ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 26th 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.