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

Brazil
448,533 number
in 2018
Indonesia
294,820 number
in 2018
Brazil rank
6th
Indonesia rank
9th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 448,533 number against 294,820 number in Indonesia, a difference of 153,713 number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 77,353 number 38,314 number 39,039 number Brazil
1980s 120,913 number 86,571 number 34,342 number Brazil
1990s 147,612 number 157,026 number 9,414 number Indonesia
2000s 290,952 number 253,207 number 37,745 number Brazil
2010s 400,994 number 254,797 number 146,197 number Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Brazil or Indonesia?
Brazil, at 448,533 number against 294,820 number in Indonesia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Brazil and Indonesia?
153,713 number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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.