Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Thailand: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.11 million number
in 2019
Thailand
97,823 number
in 2016
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
25th
Thailand rank
24th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.11 million number against 97,823 number in Thailand, a difference of 1.02 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 813,090 number 44,460 number 768,630 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 1.10 million number 65,739 number 1.03 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 1.21 million number 106,861 number 1.10 million number Europe & Central Asia (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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Thailand?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.11 million number against 97,823 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand?
1.02 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th 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.