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

Brazil
448,533 number
in 2018
Japan
560,123 number
in 2017
Brazil rank
6th
Japan rank
4th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 560,123 number against 448,533 number in Brazil, a difference of 111,590 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 76,710 number 178,586 number 101,876 number Japan
1980s 120,826 number 235,566 number 114,740 number Japan
1990s 146,603 number 361,962 number 215,359 number Japan
2000s 290,952 number 496,761 number 205,808 number Japan
2010s 395,052 number 543,825 number 148,773 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Brazil or Japan?
Japan, at 560,123 number against 448,533 number in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Brazil and Japan?
111,590 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th 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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About this data

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.