Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Korea

Korea: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 30,212 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
30,212 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
36th
of 137 countries
All-time high
48,795 number
in 1994
All-time low
30,212 number
in 2018
Years of data
24
1994–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Korea, 1994–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1994200620181994: 48.8k number1995: 46.2k number1996: 45.3k number1997: 42.5k number1998: 41.1k number1999: 38.3k number2000: 35.1k number2001: 34.3k number2002: 34.1k number2003: 34.7k number2004: 34.9k number2005: 34.8k number2006: 35.1k number2007: 34.9k number2008: 34.3k number2009: 33.8k number2010: 33.5k number2011: 33.2k number2013: 33.4k number2014: 33.7k number2015: 32.1k number2016: 31.2k number2017: 30.5k number2018: 30.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in Korea is 30,212 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Korea peaked at 48,795 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 30,212 number, in 2018.

That places Korea 36th out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43,695 number 38,276 number 48,795 number 6
2000s 34,606 number 33,823 number 35,131 number 10
2010s 32,213 number 30,212 number 33,670 number 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 33 Madagascar, Republic of 33,517 number compare
  2. 34 Guatemala 31,622 number compare
  3. 35 Malaysia 30,900 number compare
  4. 37 Netherlands 27,025 number compare
  5. 38 Sri Lanka 21,557 number compare
  6. 39 Poland 21,292 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

More reference data data for Korea

All data for Korea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Korea?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Korea was 30,212 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 48,795 number in 1994.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 30,212 number in 2018.
How does Korea rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Korea ranks 36th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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/