Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Japan
Japan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 560,123 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Japan, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Japan is 560,123 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Japan peaked at 560,123 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 151,927 number, in 1971.
Japan ranks 4th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Japan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 151,927 number | — |
| 1972 | 160,843 number | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 163,943 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 175,157 number | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 180,446 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 191,551 number | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 198,691 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 206,131 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 213,000 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 213,537 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 221,091 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 225,507 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 230,022 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 237,884 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 243,507 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 248,989 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 255,610 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 263,284 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 271,109 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 278,100 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 286,166 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 413,861 number | +44.6% |
| 1995 | 401,509 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 457,443 number | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 465,094 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 472,629 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 477,161 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 482,048 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 490,065 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 496,370 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 496,528 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 511,246 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 515,732 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 516,232 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 524,082 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 527,950 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 531,768 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 536,753 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 542,234 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 545,477 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 549,973 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 556,321 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 560,123 number | +0.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 560,123 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 44.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Japan's 560,123 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,402 number, 38.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +44.6% | 286,166 number | 413,861 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 178,586 number | 151,927 number | 206,131 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 235,243 number | 213,000 number | 263,284 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 367,612 number | 271,109 number | 465,094 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 498,209 number | 472,629 number | 524,082 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 543,825 number | 527,950 number | 560,123 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Japan?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Japan was 560,123 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 560,123 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,927 number in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of 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.