India vs Japan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

India
819,283 number
in 2019
Japan
419,722 number
in 2006
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • India
  • Japan
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119952019

How they compare

India currently reports 819,283 number against 419,722 number in Japan, a difference of 399,561 number.

That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1972 it was India ahead.

India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 188,816 number 160,922 number 27,894 number India
1980s 238,380 number 201,590 number 36,790 number India
2000s 287,701 number 408,022 number 120,321 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, India or Japan?
India, at 819,283 number against 419,722 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between India and Japan?
399,561 number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2004.
How do India and Japan rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
India ranks 2nd 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/