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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
488,958 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
48,885 number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 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 488,958 number against 48,885 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 440,073 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.0 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 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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 441,940 number 12,576 number 429,364 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 549,883 number 18,038 number 531,844 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 546,884 number 42,814 number 504,070 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, male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 488,958 number against 48,885 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
440,073 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, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/