Korea vs Russia: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Korea
43,929 number
in 2018
Russia
227,029 number
in 2017
Korea rank
3rd
Russia rank
1st

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Korea
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 227,029 number against 43,929 number in Korea, a difference of 183,100 number.

That makes Russia's figure about 5.2 times Korea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 1st of 65 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Russia Difference Ahead
2000s 58,578 number 178,438 number 119,860 number Russia
2010s 45,876 number 183,414 number 137,538 number Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Korea or Russia?
Russia, at 227,029 number against 43,929 number in Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Korea and Russia?
183,100 number, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Russia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Korea and Russia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Korea ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 1st of 65 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 654 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.