Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan
Japan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 419,722 number in 2006. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan, 1971–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Japan recorded 419,722 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2006. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan peaked at 419,722 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 133,049 number, in 1971.
Japan ranks 4th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156,614 number | 133,049 number | 179,701 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 201,828 number | 184,148 number | 223,044 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 276,329 number | 228,928 number | 322,356 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 410,286 number | 401,815 number | 419,722 number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan was 419,722 number in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 419,722 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,049 number in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 159 countries with data for 2006.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/