China (People's Republic of) vs Middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

China (People's Republic of)
881,584 number
in 2011
Middle income
4.70 million number
in 2019
China (People's Republic of) rank
1st
Middle income rank
4th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • China (People's Republic of)
  • Middle income
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197219952019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 4.70 million number against 881,584 number in China (People's Republic of), a difference of 3.82 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.3 times China (People's Republic of)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 159 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People's Republic of) Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 126,674 number 1.08 million number 950,371 number Middle income
1980s 245,910 number 1.44 million number 1.20 million number Middle income
1990s 364,446 number 1.72 million number 1.36 million number Middle income
2000s 694,980 number 3.03 million number 2.33 million number Middle income
2010s 871,597 number 3.89 million number 3.01 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, China (People's Republic of) or Middle income?
Middle income, at 4.70 million number against 881,584 number in China (People's Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between China (People's Republic of) and Middle income?
3.82 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Middle income?
18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2011.
How do China (People's Republic of) and Middle income rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
China (People's Republic of) ranks 1st and Middle income 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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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/