China vs Middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

China
1.61 million number
in 2011
Middle income
8.49 million number
in 2019
China rank
1st
Middle income rank
3rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Middle income
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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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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.