South Korea vs Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time
- South Korea
- Zambia
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 34 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 | 73,687 number | 15,153 number | 58,534 number | South Korea |
| 1990s | 53,748 number | 19,714 number | 34,034 number | South Korea |
| 2000s | 36,036 number | 21,854 number | 14,182 number | South Korea |
| 2010s | 35,734 number | 32,688 number | 3,046 number | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, 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 between South Korea and Zambia?
- 1,675 number, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do South Korea and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
- South Korea ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 49th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private 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/