China vs Japan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

China
881,584 number
in 2011
Japan
419,722 number
in 2006
China rank
1st
Japan rank
4th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

China currently reports 881,584 number against 419,722 number in Japan, a difference of 461,862 number.

That makes China's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Japan ahead.

China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 159 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 124,692 number 166,855 number 42,163 number Japan
1980s 245,910 number 198,792 number 47,118 number China
1990s 364,446 number 322,356 number 42,090 number China
2000s 652,203 number 409,725 number 242,478 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 Japan?
China, at 881,584 number against 419,722 number in Japan as of 2011.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between China and Japan?
461,862 number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2006.
How do China and Japan rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
China ranks 1st 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/