India vs Japan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

India
1.42 million number
in 2019
Japan
560,123 number
in 2017
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • India
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197119952019

How they compare

India currently reports 1.42 million number against 560,123 number in Japan, a difference of 856,177 number.

That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was India ahead.

India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 226,763 number 183,601 number 43,162 number India
1980s 298,415 number 234,680 number 63,735 number India
2000s 441,528 number 483,655 number 42,126 number Japan
2010s 1.32 million number 550,826 number 768,912 number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, India or Japan?
India, at 1.42 million number against 560,123 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between India and Japan?
856,177 number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do India and Japan rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th 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.