Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
95,230 number
in 2018
Sweden
16,009 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th
Sweden rank
37th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 95,230 number against 16,009 number in Sweden, a difference of 79,221 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.9 times Sweden's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 30,893 number 9,999 number 20,894 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 45,058 number 14,686 number 30,372 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 81,445 number 14,522 number 66,923 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 95,230 number against 16,009 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
79,221 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 37th 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.