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

Brazil
448,533 number
in 2018
Mexico
397,142 number
in 2018
Brazil rank
6th
Mexico rank
8th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 448,533 number against 397,142 number in Mexico, a difference of 51,391 number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 8th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 86,949 number 44,943 number 42,006 number Brazil
1980s 120,826 number 99,165 number 21,661 number Brazil
1990s 148,842 number 153,906 number 5,064 number Mexico
2000s 290,952 number 245,102 number 45,850 number Brazil
2010s 397,696 number 355,073 number 42,623 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 Mexico?
Brazil, at 448,533 number against 397,142 number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Brazil and Mexico?
51,391 number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
37 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 8th 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.