Japan vs Turkey: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number)
Japan
627,777
in 2023
Turkey
788,294
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Turkey rank
10th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 788,294 against 627,777 in Japan, a difference of 160,517.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 498,219 | 64,827 | 433,392 | Japan |
| 1980s | 595,307 | 129,680 | 465,627 | Japan |
| 1990s | 674,359 | 175,364 | 498,995 | Japan |
| 2010s | 635,610 | 647,150 | 11,540 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 630,830 | 764,869 | 134,039 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 788,294 against 627,777 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes between Japan and Turkey?
- 160,517, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 10th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release