China vs Middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- China
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 8.49 million number against 1.61 million number in China, a difference of 6.89 million number.
That makes Middle income's figure about 5.3 times China's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 161,912 number | 1.67 million number | 1.51 million number | Middle income |
| 1980s | 340,823 number | 2.26 million number | 1.92 million number | Middle income |
| 1990s | 513,230 number | 3.09 million number | 2.57 million number | Middle income |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 4.98 million number | 3.92 million number | Middle income |
| 2010s | 1.58 million number | 6.92 million number | 5.34 million number | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, China or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 8.49 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 Middle income?
- 6.89 million number, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2011.
- How do China and Middle income rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- China ranks 1st and Middle income 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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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.