United States of America vs Upper middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- United States of America
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 5.90 million number against 1.58 million number in United States of America, a difference of 4.32 million number.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 3.7 times United States of America's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
United States of America ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 652,500 number | 1.12 million number | 471,795 number | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 718,000 number | 1.75 million number | 1.04 million number | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 864,824 number | 2.00 million number | 1.13 million number | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 1.58 million number | 5.71 million number | 4.13 million number | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, United States of America or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 5.90 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 United States of America and Upper middle income?
- 4.32 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Upper middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- How do United States of America and Upper middle income rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- United States of America ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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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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.