Brazil vs Japan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

Brazil
242,493 number
in 2018
Japan
419,722 number
in 2006
Brazil rank
6th
Japan rank
4th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 419,722 number against 242,493 number in Brazil, a difference of 177,229 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 159 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 50,070 number 150,535 number 100,465 number Japan
1980s 77,085 number 204,993 number 127,908 number Japan
1990s 83,457 number 263,721 number 180,265 number Japan
2000s 153,487 number 407,926 number 254,440 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, Brazil or Japan?
Japan, at 419,722 number against 242,493 number in Brazil as of 2006.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between Brazil and Japan?
177,229 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (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 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/