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

United States
797,537 number
in 2017
World
7.45 million number
in 2019
United States rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • United States
  • World
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197419962019

How they compare

World currently reports 7.45 million number against 797,537 number in United States, a difference of 6.66 million number.

That makes World's figure about 9.3 times United States's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 159 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States World Difference Ahead
1970s 473,000 number 2.32 million number 1.84 million number World
1980s 530,000 number 3.30 million number 2.77 million number World
1990s 547,187 number 3.55 million number 3.01 million number World
2010s 802,242 number 7.49 million number 6.68 million number World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, United States or World?
World, at 7.45 million number against 797,537 number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between United States and World?
6.66 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
11 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do United States and World rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
United States ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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/