Japan vs Russia: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Japan
174,517 number
in 2017
Russia
227,029 number
in 2017
Japan rank
2nd
Russia rank
1st

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 227,029 number against 174,517 number in Japan, a difference of 52,512 number.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 65 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russia Difference Ahead
2000s 179,179 number 178,438 number 741 number Japan
2010s 171,359 number 181,018 number 9,658 number Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Japan or Russia?
Russia, at 227,029 number against 174,517 number in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Japan and Russia?
52,512 number, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Japan and Russia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Japan ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 65 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 654 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.