Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Japan
560,123 number
in 2017
Late-demographic dividend
4.42 million number
in 2017
Japan rank
4th
Late-demographic dividend rank
7th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 4.42 million number against 560,123 number in Japan, a difference of 3.86 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 7.9 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 237,715 number 1.43 million number 1.20 million number Late-demographic dividend
1990s 367,612 number 1.63 million number 1.26 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 498,209 number 2.77 million number 2.27 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 543,825 number 4.02 million number 3.47 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 4.42 million number against 560,123 number in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
3.86 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Japan ranks 4th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th 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.