Brazil vs India: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Brazil
448,533 number
in 2018
India
1.42 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
6th
India rank
3rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.42 million number against 448,533 number in Brazil, a difference of 967,767 number.

That makes India's figure about 3.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1970s 86,275 number 229,290 number 143,015 number India
1980s 116,076 number 300,047 number 183,971 number India
2000s 248,482 number 441,528 number 193,046 number India
2010s 423,910 number 1.33 million number 907,326 number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Brazil or India?
India, at 1.42 million number against 448,533 number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Brazil and India?
967,767 number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 176 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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of 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.