Middle income vs United States of America: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Middle income
- United States of America
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 8.49 million number against 1.58 million number in United States of America, a difference of 6.91 million number.
That makes Middle income's figure about 5.4 times United States of America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.54 million number | 626,143 number | 909,126 number | Middle income |
| 1980s | 2.44 million number | 718,000 number | 1.72 million number | Middle income |
| 1990s | 2.71 million number | 864,824 number | 1.84 million number | Middle income |
| 2010s | 8.21 million number | 1.58 million number | 6.63 million number | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Middle income or United States of America?
- Middle income, at 8.49 million number against 1.58 million number in United States of America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Middle income and United States of America?
- 6.91 million number, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States of America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Middle income and United States of America rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Middle income ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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.