France vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

France
40,890 number
in 2013
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
750,226 number
in 2019
France rank
23rd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
20th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • France
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 750,226 number against 40,890 number in France, a difference of 709,336 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.3 times France's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

France ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 159 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 42,110 number 253,497 number 211,386 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 50,288 number 399,621 number 349,334 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 41,870 number 672,829 number 630,960 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, France or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 750,226 number against 40,890 number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
709,336 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2013.
How do France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
France ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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.