China vs IDA & IBRD total: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- China
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
IDA & IBRD total currently reports 8.89 million number against 1.61 million number in China, a difference of 7.29 million number.
That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 5.5 times China's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 176 countries.
IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 161,912 number | 1.77 million number | 1.61 million number | IDA & IBRD total |
| 1980s | 340,823 number | 2.37 million number | 2.02 million number | IDA & IBRD total |
| 1990s | 513,230 number | 3.26 million number | 2.74 million number | IDA & IBRD total |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 5.19 million number | 4.13 million number | IDA & IBRD total |
| 2010s | 1.58 million number | 7.20 million number | 5.62 million number | IDA & IBRD total |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, China or IDA & IBRD total?
- IDA & IBRD total, at 8.89 million number against 1.61 million number in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between China and IDA & IBRD total?
- 7.29 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2011.
- How do China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- China ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st 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
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.