Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.76 million number against 161,145 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.60 million number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.9 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 494,173 number | 81,778 number | 412,394 number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 645,185 number | 89,091 number | 556,094 number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.14 million number | 115,193 number | 1.02 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.65 million number | 148,215 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.76 million number against 161,145 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th 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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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.