Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan

Japan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 419,722 number in 2006. ▲ Rising

Latest (2006)
419,722 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
4th
of 159 countries
All-time high
419,722 number
in 2006
All-time low
133,049 number
in 1971
Years of data
27
1971–2006

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan, 1971–2006

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1971198820061971: 133.0k number1972: 141.5k number1973: 144.1k number1974: 154.3k number1975: 158.7k number1976: 168.0k number1977: 173.5k number1979: 179.7k number1980: 184.9k number1981: 184.1k number1982: 191.1k number1983: 194.6k number1984: 197.7k number1985: 204.0k number1986: 208.6k number1987: 212.7k number1988: 217.5k number1989: 223.0k number1990: 228.9k number1992: 239.9k number1994: 322.4k number1995: 314.2k number2002: 401.8k number2003: 408.5k number2004: 413.8k number2005: 407.6k number2006: 419.7k number

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.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Japan, 1971 to 2006.
Year number Change
1971 133,049 number
1972 141,529 number +6.4%
1973 144,061 number +1.8%
1974 154,336 number +7.1%
1975 158,727 number +2.8%
1976 168,043 number +5.9%
1977 173,469 number +3.2%
1979 179,701 number +3.6%
1980 184,881 number +2.9%
1981 184,148 number -0.4%
1982 191,094 number +3.8%
1983 194,570 number +1.8%
1984 197,716 number +1.6%
1985 204,009 number +3.2%
1986 208,639 number +2.3%
1987 212,703 number +1.9%
1988 217,476 number +2.2%
1989 223,044 number +2.6%
1990 228,928 number +2.6%
1992 239,880 number +4.8%
1994 322,356 number +34.4%
1995 314,152 number -2.5%
2002 401,815 number +27.9%
2003 408,498 number +1.7%
2004 413,754 number +1.3%
2005 407,639 number -1.5%
2006 419,722 number +3.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 419,722 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,251 number, 57.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 419,722 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,798 number, 47.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1994 +34.4% 239,880 number 322,356 number
2002 +27.9% 314,152 number 401,815 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 China 881,584 number compare
  2. 2 India 819,283 number compare
  3. 3 United States 797,537 number compare
  4. 5 Germany 250,730 number compare
  5. 6 Brazil 242,493 number compare
  6. 7 Russia 205,039 number compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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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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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
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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/