Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Korea or Norway?

Norway, at 1,185 number against 1,092 number in Korea as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Norway?

8 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Norway: Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Korea

1,092 number

in 2018

Norway

1,185 number

in 2018

Korea rank

52nd

Norway rank

49th

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

Korea
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1,185 number against 1,092 number in Korea, a difference of 93 number.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Norway ahead.

Korea ranks 52nd and Norway ranks 49th of 178 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1980s	854 number	1,334 number	480 number	Norway
1990s	1,358 number	1,561 number	203.5 number	Norway
2010s	1,078 number	1,210 number	132.16 number	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Korea or Norway?: Norway, at 1,185 number against 1,092 number in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Korea and Norway?: 93 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Norway?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Korea and Norway rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?: Korea ranks 52nd and Norway ranks 49th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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/