European Union vs United States of America: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

European Union
636,321 number
in 2019
United States of America
783,887 number
in 2017
European Union rank
24th
United States of America rank
1st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • European Union
  • United States of America
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197519972019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 783,887 number against 636,321 number in European Union, a difference of 147,566 number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times European Union's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 1st of 45 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 246,792 number 263,000 number 16,208 number United States of America
1990s 306,684 number 324,107 number 17,423 number United States of America
2010s 607,575 number 778,854 number 171,278 number United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, European Union or United States of America?
United States of America, at 783,887 number against 636,321 number in European Union as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between European Union and United States of America?
147,566 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States of America?
10 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do European Union and United States of America rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
European Union ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 1st 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.