Brazil vs United States: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

Brazil
242,493 number
in 2018
United States
797,537 number
in 2017
Brazil rank
6th
United States rank
3rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 797,537 number against 242,493 number in Brazil, a difference of 555,044 number.

That makes United States's figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 159 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States Difference Ahead
1980s 80,555 number 530,000 number 449,445 number United States
1990s 83,434 number 541,385 number 457,951 number United States
2010s 235,956 number 802,242 number 566,286 number United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, Brazil or United States?
United States, at 797,537 number against 242,493 number in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between Brazil and United States?
555,044 number, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
8 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Brazil ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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/