East Asia & Pacific vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

East Asia & Pacific
2.07 million number
in 2013
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
87,872 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
11th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
14th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 2.07 million number against 87,872 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.98 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 23.5 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 776,154 number 68,867 number 707,287 number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 949,565 number 67,001 number 882,564 number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 1.56 million number 70,542 number 1.49 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 1.98 million number 79,603 number 1.90 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, East Asia & Pacific or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
East Asia & Pacific, at 2.07 million number against 87,872 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2013.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.98 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
29 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2013.
How do East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 43 groups.
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/