What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?

271 number, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?

5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.

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.

New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

New Zealand

16,834 number

in 2018

Puerto Rico

16,563 number

in 2018

New Zealand rank

70th

Puerto Rico rank

71st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

New Zealand
Puerto Rico

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 16,834 number against 16,563 number in Puerto Rico, a difference of 271 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

New Zealand ranks 70th and Puerto Rico ranks 71st of 176 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?: New Zealand, at 16,834 number against 16,563 number in Puerto Rico as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?: 271 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?: New Zealand ranks 70th and Puerto Rico ranks 71st 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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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: 04 September 2026

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.