Cuba vs Republic of Korea: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female

Cuba
36,179 number
in 2018
Republic of Korea
58,764 number
in 2018
Cuba rank
8th
Republic of Korea rank
5th

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female over time

  • Cuba
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 58,764 number against 36,179 number in Cuba, a difference of 22,585 number.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.6 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Cuba ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 5th of 71 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 11,220 number 22,487 number 11,267 number Republic of Korea
2000s 59,903 number 39,564 number 20,339 number Cuba
2010s 37,230 number 57,738 number 20,508 number Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female, Cuba or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 58,764 number against 36,179 number in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female between Cuba and Republic of Korea?
22,585 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Republic of Korea rank globally for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female?
Cuba ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 5th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (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 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 711 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 6-8). 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/