India vs Upper middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

India
597,016 number
in 2019
Upper middle income
2.71 million number
in 2019
India rank
3rd
Upper middle income rank
5th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • India
  • Upper middle income
01.0M2.0M3.0M197219952019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 2.71 million number against 597,016 number in India, a difference of 2.11 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 4.5 times India's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 159 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 42,331 number 533,584 number 491,253 number Upper middle income
1980s 60,035 number 661,682 number 601,647 number Upper middle income
2000s 166,542 number 1.29 million number 1.13 million number Upper middle income
2010s 538,068 number 2.58 million number 2.04 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, India or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 2.71 million number against 597,016 number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between India and Upper middle income?
2.11 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Upper middle income?
18 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do India and Upper middle income rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
India ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.