Low & middle income vs United States of America: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

Low & middle income
4.91 million number
in 2019
United States of America
797,537 number
in 2017
Low & middle income rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • Low & middle income
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 4.91 million number against 797,537 number in United States of America, a difference of 4.11 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.2 times United States of America's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 million number 473,000 number 614,940 number Low & middle income
1980s 1.72 million number 530,000 number 1.19 million number Low & middle income
1990s 1.81 million number 547,187 number 1.26 million number Low & middle income
2010s 4.82 million number 802,242 number 4.02 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, Low & middle income or United States of America?
Low & middle income, at 4.91 million number against 797,537 number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between Low & middle income and United States of America?
4.11 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Low & middle income and United States of America rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd 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/