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

Japan
560,123 number
in 2017
World
13.12 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
4th
World rank
1st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 13.12 million number against 560,123 number in Japan, a difference of 12.56 million number.

That makes World's figure about 23.4 times Japan's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 176 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan World Difference Ahead
1970s 178,586 number 3.28 million number 3.10 million number World
1980s 235,243 number 4.48 million number 4.25 million number World
1990s 367,612 number 5.65 million number 5.28 million number World
2000s 498,209 number 8.78 million number 8.28 million number World
2010s 543,825 number 12.36 million number 11.82 million number World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Japan or World?
World, at 13.12 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 World?
12.56 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Japan and World rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Japan ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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

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.