South Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre

South Korea
0.3796 number per square kilometre
in 2018
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0335 number per square kilometre
in 2019
South Korea rank
37th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

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

  • South Korea
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.3796 number per square kilometre against 0.0335 number per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3461 number per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 11.3 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 47 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 37th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7462 number per square kilometre 0.0147 number per square kilometre 0.7316 number per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.7587 number per square kilometre 0.0208 number per square kilometre 0.7378 number per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.606 number per square kilometre 0.0271 number per square kilometre 0.579 number per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.3736 number per square kilometre 0.0311 number per square kilometre 0.3425 number per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.3681 number per square kilometre 0.0326 number per square kilometre 0.3355 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, South Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
South Korea, at 0.3796 number per square kilometre against 0.0335 number per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.3461 number per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 37th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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.