Japan vs OECD members: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 2.02 million number against 91,524 number in Japan, a difference of 1.93 million number.
That makes OECD members's figure about 22.1 times Japan's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th 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 | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,540 number | 448,605 number | 425,065 number | OECD members |
| 1980s | 33,415 number | 599,654 number | 566,239 number | OECD members |
| 1990s | 66,832 number | 859,542 number | 792,710 number | OECD members |
| 2000s | 84,966 number | 1.40 million number | 1.31 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, Japan or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 2.02 million number against 91,524 number in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Japan and OECD members?
- 1.93 million number, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2006.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Japan ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.