Lao People’s Democratic Republic vs Singapore: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
4,707 number
in 2019
Singapore
4,394 number
in 2018
Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank
22nd
Singapore rank
23rd

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

  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Singapore
02.0k4.0k6.0k199920092019

How they compare

Lao People’s Democratic Republic currently reports 4,707 number against 4,394 number in Singapore, a difference of 313 number.

That makes Lao People’s Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Singapore ahead.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 23rd of 65 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People’s Democratic Republic Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 1,952 number 6,051 number 4,099 number Singapore
2010s 4,323 number 4,974 number 651.2 number Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Lao People’s Democratic Republic or Singapore?
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, at 4,707 number against 4,394 number in Singapore as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Singapore?
313 number, with Lao People’s Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Singapore?
6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Singapore rank globally for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 23rd 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.