Australia vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Australia
27,442
in 1992
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2.00 million
in 2024
Australia rank
53rd
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
52nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 2.00 million against 27,442 in Australia, a difference of 1.97 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 72.8 times Australia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 53rd and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 52nd of 185 countries.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1970s 20,783 379,203 358,420 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1980s 22,958 493,587 470,628 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1990s 27,979 573,844 545,865 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Australia or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 2.00 million against 27,442 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Australia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
1.97 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 1992.
How do Australia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Australia ranks 53rd and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 52nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, 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

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
406 places, 14,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release