South Korea vs Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

South Korea
37,017 number
in 2018
Zambia
38,692 number
in 2017
South Korea rank
51st
Zambia rank
49th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • South Korea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 38,692 number against 37,017 number in South Korea, a difference of 1,675 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 49th of 196 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 71,983 number 11,588 number 60,394 number South Korea
1980s 73,553 number 15,359 number 58,194 number South Korea
1990s 52,442 number 19,824 number 32,618 number South Korea
2000s 36,177 number 22,186 number 13,991 number South Korea
2010s 35,675 number 32,374 number 3,301 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, South Korea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 38,692 number against 37,017 number in South Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between South Korea and Zambia?
1,675 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do South Korea and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
South Korea ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.