Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Philippines: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.76 million number
in 2019
Philippines
151,252 number
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th
Philippines rank
19th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.76 million number against 151,252 number in Philippines, a difference of 1.61 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.6 times Philippines's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Philippines ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 222,140 number 30,856 number 191,284 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 449,130 number 50,877 number 398,254 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 695,968 number 78,116 number 617,852 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1.01 million number 105,939 number 903,774 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 1.75 million number 151,252 number 1.60 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Philippines?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.76 million number against 151,252 number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines?
1.61 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Philippines ranks 19th of 45 groups.
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.