IDA total vs Nigeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

IDA total
471,035 number
in 2019
Nigeria
48,578 number
in 2011
IDA total rank
28th
Nigeria rank
25th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • IDA total
  • Nigeria
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197719982019

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 471,035 number against 48,578 number in Nigeria, a difference of 422,457 number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 9.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 45 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 111,059 number 15,684 number 95,375 number IDA total
1990s 168,801 number 35,926 number 132,875 number IDA total
2000s 222,802 number 30,684 number 192,118 number IDA total
2010s 388,920 number 49,322 number 339,597 number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, IDA total or Nigeria?
IDA total, at 471,035 number against 48,578 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between IDA total and Nigeria?
422,457 number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do IDA total and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
IDA total ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 25th 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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About this data

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/