East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

East Asia & Pacific
1.38 million number
in 2013
Japan
91,524 number
in 2006
East Asia & Pacific rank
11th
Japan rank
8th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Japan
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.38 million number against 91,524 number in Japan, a difference of 1.29 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 15.1 times Japan's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 43 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 Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 111,814 number 21,972 number 89,843 number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 241,742 number 33,415 number 208,327 number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 367,719 number 66,832 number 300,887 number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 864,811 number 84,966 number 779,845 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 Japan?
East Asia & Pacific, at 1.38 million number against 91,524 number in Japan as of 2013.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
1.29 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2006.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 43 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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About this data

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.