Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 95,230 number against 18,397 number in Nigeria, a difference of 76,833 number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 159 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 | 2,326 number | 12,052 number | 9,726 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 16,460 number | 42,227 number | 25,767 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 6,347 number | 40,899 number | 34,552 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 12,492 number | 62,884 number | 50,393 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, female, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 95,230 number against 18,397 number in Nigeria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 76,833 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)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Nigeria ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 159 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
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.