India vs United States: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

India
1.42 million number
in 2019
United States
1.58 million number
in 2017
India rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.58 million number against 1.42 million number in India, a difference of 165,120 number.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1970s 225,869 number 637,800 number 411,931 number United States
1980s 303,652 number 699,250 number 395,598 number United States
2010s 1.31 million number 1.58 million number 272,430 number United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, India or United States?
United States, at 1.58 million number against 1.42 million number in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between India and United States?
165,120 number, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
12 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do India and United States rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
India ranks 3rd and United States 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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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.