China vs World: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

China
724,970 number
in 2011
World
5.67 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • China
  • World
02.0M4.0M6.0M197419962019

How they compare

World currently reports 5.67 million number against 724,970 number in China, a difference of 4.94 million number.

That makes World's figure about 7.8 times China's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 159 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1970s 40,527 number 1.09 million number 1.05 million number World
1980s 105,384 number 1.39 million number 1.29 million number World
1990s 157,640 number 1.91 million number 1.75 million number World
2000s 487,480 number 3.62 million number 3.13 million number World
2010s 710,143 number 4.75 million number 4.04 million number World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, China or World?
World, at 5.67 million number against 724,970 number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between China and World?
4.94 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
20 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2011.
How do China and World rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.