Japan vs South Korea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre

Japan
0.3687 number per square kilometre
in 2005
South Korea
0.3796 number per square kilometre
in 2018
Japan rank
40th
South Korea rank
37th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.3796 number per square kilometre against 0.3687 number per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0109 number per square kilometre.

Across all 33 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 37th of 196 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4899 number per square kilometre 0.7462 number per square kilometre 0.2563 number per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.5562 number per square kilometre 0.7587 number per square kilometre 0.2025 number per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.4738 number per square kilometre 0.6265 number per square kilometre 0.1528 number per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.3577 number per square kilometre 0.3801 number per square kilometre 0.0224 number per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.3796 number per square kilometre against 0.3687 number per square kilometre in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Japan and South Korea?
0.0109 number per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. 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), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.