India vs Low & middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- India
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 8.75 million number against 1.42 million number in India, a difference of 7.34 million number.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.2 times India's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 229,290 number | 1.73 million number | 1.50 million number | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 298,415 number | 2.44 million number | 2.14 million number | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 441,528 number | 4.17 million number | 3.73 million number | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 1.34 million number | 8.44 million number | 7.10 million number | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, India or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 8.75 million number against 1.42 million number in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between India and Low & middle income?
- 7.34 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
- How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- India ranks 3rd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.