Iran, Islamic Republic of vs OECD members: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Iran, Islamic Republic of
86,550 number
in 2018
OECD members
2.02 million number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
9th
OECD members rank
7th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 2.02 million number against 86,550 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 1.93 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 23.3 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 7th of 159 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 1,853 number 447,078 number 445,225 number OECD members
1990s 11,672 number 1.02 million number 1.01 million number OECD members
2000s 21,060 number 1.44 million number 1.42 million number OECD members
2010s 74,340 number 1.94 million number 1.86 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Iran, Islamic Republic of or OECD members?
OECD members, at 2.02 million number against 86,550 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Iran, Islamic Republic of and OECD members?
1.93 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and OECD members?
24 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and OECD members rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 7th 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.