Japan vs United States: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

Japan
419,722 number
in 2006
United States
797,537 number
in 2017
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
3rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • Japan
  • United States
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119942017

How they compare

United States currently reports 797,537 number against 419,722 number in Japan, a difference of 377,815 number.

That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 159 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1970s 158,727 number 473,000 number 314,273 number United States
1980s 217,476 number 530,000 number 312,524 number United States
1990s 288,479 number 550,317 number 261,838 number United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, Japan or United States?
United States, at 797,537 number against 419,722 number in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between Japan and United States?
377,815 number, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
5 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1995.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd 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/