East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Italy: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
3.87 million number
in 2019
Italy
287,278 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
12th
Italy rank
9th

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Italy
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 3.87 million number against 287,278 number in Italy, a difference of 3.58 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.5 times Italy's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 1.96 million number 289,149 number 1.67 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 2.53 million number 250,307 number 2.28 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 3.66 million number 267,359 number 3.39 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Italy?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 3.87 million number against 287,278 number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Italy?
3.58 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Italy?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Italy rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.