Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
625,775 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
35,291 number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 625,775 number against 35,291 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 590,484 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.7 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 443,080 number 7,122 number 435,958 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 582,903 number 9,350 number 573,553 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 643,997 number 28,374 number 615,623 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 625,775 number against 35,291 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
590,484 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.