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

China
1.61 million number
in 2011
India
1.42 million number
in 2019
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 1.61 million number against 1.42 million number in India, a difference of 190,250 number.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1973 it was India ahead.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1970s 165,742 number 233,602 number 67,860 number India
1980s 371,683 number 298,274 number 73,408 number China
2000s 667,870 number 441,528 number 226,342 number China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, China or India?
China, at 1.61 million number against 1.42 million number in India as of 2011.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between China and India?
190,250 number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
15 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2004.
How do China and India rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
China ranks 1st 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.