Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

Nigeria
48,578 number
in 2011
Saudi Arabia
48,885 number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 48,885 number against 48,578 number in Nigeria, a difference of 307 number.

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

Nigeria ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 15,684 number 8,191 number 7,493 number Nigeria
1990s 35,926 number 12,576 number 23,350 number Nigeria
2000s 30,684 number 16,639 number 14,045 number Nigeria
2010s 49,322 number 32,506 number 16,817 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 48,885 number against 48,578 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
307 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Nigeria ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 159 countries.
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/