Samoa vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Samoa
179
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
106,324
in 2021
Samoa rank
147th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
149th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Samoa
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019972024

How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 106,324 against 179 in Samoa, a difference of 106,145.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 594.0 times Samoa's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 147th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 149th of 172 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 67.5 39,561 39,494 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 67 40,863 40,796 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 161.33 94,177 94,016 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 166.5 103,184 103,017 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Samoa or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 106,324 against 179 in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Samoa and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
106,145, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Samoa and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Samoa ranks 147th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 149th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,655 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release