East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Spain: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2.52 million number
in 2013
Spain
171,869 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th
Spain rank
13th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Spain
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 2.52 million number against 171,869 number in Spain, a difference of 2.35 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.7 times Spain's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 321,200 number 29,467 number 291,733 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 640,797 number 47,256 number 593,541 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 878,602 number 78,836 number 799,766 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 1.68 million number 136,960 number 1.54 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 2.40 million number 153,873 number 2.25 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Spain?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 2.52 million number against 171,869 number in Spain as of 2013.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Spain?
2.35 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Spain?
40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 45 groups.
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.