Japan vs Upper middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 5.90 million number against 560,123 number in Japan, a difference of 5.34 million number.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 10.5 times Japan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 190,395 number | 1.16 million number | 972,753 number | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 235,243 number | 1.66 million number | 1.42 million number | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 367,612 number | 2.10 million number | 1.73 million number | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 498,209 number | 3.65 million number | 3.15 million number | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 543,825 number | 5.32 million number | 4.78 million number | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 5.90 million number against 560,123 number in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 5.34 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.