Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan

Japan: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes was 385,606 number in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
385,606 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 75 countries
All-time high
385,606 number
in 2017
All-time low
269,390 number
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2017

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan, 1998–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200720171998: 269.4k number1999: 276.4k number2000: 284.5k number2001: 292.7k number2003: 310.4k number2004: 317.7k number2005: 318.1k number2006: 332.1k number2008: 337.8k number2009: 347.3k number2010: 356.0k number2011: 362.8k number2012: 368.7k number2014: 376.8k number2015: 379.6k number2016: 383.9k number2017: 385.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Japan recorded 385,606 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan peaked at 385,606 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 269,390 number, in 1998.

Japan ranks 4th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 272,914 number 269,390 number 276,439 number 2
2000s 317,567 number 284,464 number 347,326 number 8
2010s 373,331 number 355,983 number 385,606 number 7

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 India 1.42 million number compare
  2. 2 Brazil 448,163 number compare
  3. 3 Germany 416,202 number compare
  4. 5 Mexico 383,519 number compare
  5. 6 Republic of Korea 176,868 number compare
  6. 7 Ukraine 160,805 number compare

See the full ranking of 75 places β†’

More reference data data for Japan

All data for Japan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan was 385,606 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 385,606 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 269,390 number in 1998.
How does Japan rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes?
Japan ranks 4th out of 75 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 773 data points, 1998–2019
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 6-8). 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/