Colombia vs South Korea: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

Colombia
100,122 number
in 2018
South Korea
142,264 number
in 2018
Colombia rank
11th
South Korea rank
10th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • Colombia
  • South Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119942018

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 142,264 number against 100,122 number in Colombia, a difference of 42,142 number.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 10th of 159 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 20,541 number 12,653 number 7,888 number Colombia
1980s 32,211 number 28,572 number 3,639 number Colombia
1990s 45,876 number 73,034 number 27,158 number South Korea
2000s 55,345 number 123,939 number 68,594 number South Korea
2010s 91,290 number 145,491 number 54,201 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, Colombia or South Korea?
South Korea, at 142,264 number against 100,122 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between Colombia and South Korea?
42,142 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Colombia and South Korea rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Colombia ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 10th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/