East Asia & Pacific vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

East Asia & Pacific
1.38 million number
in 2013
Iran, Islamic Republic of
86,550 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
9th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.38 million number against 86,550 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 1.29 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 15.9 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 9th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 108,333 number 1,475 number 106,858 number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 505,414 number 11,672 number 493,742 number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 911,066 number 21,060 number 890,007 number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 1.32 million number 58,562 number 1.26 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, East Asia & Pacific or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
East Asia & Pacific, at 1.38 million number against 86,550 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2013.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between East Asia & Pacific and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
1.29 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 9th of 45 groups.
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.