East Asia & Pacific vs Spain: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific
4.02 million number
in 2017
Spain
171,869 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th
Spain rank
13th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Spain
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 4.02 million number against 171,869 number in Spain, a difference of 3.84 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 23.4 times Spain's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Spain ranks 13th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 552,680 number 29,467 number 523,213 number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 951,723 number 47,256 number 904,467 number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 1.34 million number 78,836 number 1.26 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 2.47 million number 136,960 number 2.33 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 3.63 million number 157,206 number 3.47 million number East Asia & Pacific

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 or Spain?
East Asia & Pacific, at 4.02 million number against 171,869 number in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Spain?
3.84 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Spain?
44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Spain rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th 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.