France vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

France
109,827 number
in 2013
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.76 million number
in 2019
France rank
21st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.76 million number against 109,827 number in France, a difference of 1.65 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.0 times France's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

France ranks 21st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 176 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 125,537 number 684,217 number 558,680 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 128,758 number 944,358 number 815,599 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 112,669 number 1.60 million number 1.49 million number Latin America & Caribbean (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, France or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.76 million number against 109,827 number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
1.65 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2013.
How do France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
France ranks 21st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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.