China vs India: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

China
881,584 number
in 2011
India
819,283 number
in 2019
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 881,584 number against 819,283 number in India, a difference of 62,301 number.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 159 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1970s 130,223 number 196,623 number 66,401 number India
1980s 245,910 number 239,654 number 6,256 number China
2000s 346,480 number 265,302 number 81,178 number China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, China or India?
China, at 881,584 number against 819,283 number in India as of 2011.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between China and India?
62,301 number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2002.
How do China and India rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd 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/