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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.76 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
158,098 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th
Türkiye rank
17th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.76 million number against 158,098 number in Türkiye, a difference of 1.60 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.1 times Türkiye's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Türkiye ranks 17th 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) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 239,524 number 14,344 number 225,180 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 460,320 number 23,310 number 437,010 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 653,590 number 43,721 number 609,869 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1.14 million number 81,475 number 1.05 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 1.64 million number 133,452 number 1.51 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 Türkiye?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.76 million number against 158,098 number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
1.60 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 Türkiye?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Türkiye rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Türkiye ranks 17th 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.