Teachers in secondary education, male in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: Teachers in secondary education, male was 90,787 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
90,787 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
31st
of 190 countries
All-time high
123,687 number
in 1993
All-time low
44,279 number
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Korea, Republic of, 1971–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in secondary education, male in Korea, Republic of stood at 90,787 number.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Korea, Republic of peaked at 123,687 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 44,279 number, in 1971.

Korea, Republic of ranks 31st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 62,188 number 44,279 number 77,917 number 9
1980s 93,870 number 78,896 number 108,587 number 10
1990s 118,345 number 111,652 number 123,687 number 10
2000s 103,521 number 100,962 number 105,441 number 10
2010s 97,266 number 90,787 number 104,018 number 8

Countries ranked near Korea, Republic of

  1. 28 Morocco 97,598 number compare
  2. 29 Nepal 92,767 number compare
  3. 30 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 92,503 number compare
  4. 32 Colombia 89,996 number compare
  5. 33 Algeria 83,271 number compare
  6. 34 Benin 81,348 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

More reference data data for Korea, Republic of

All data for Korea, Republic of β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Korea, Republic of?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Korea, Republic of was 90,787 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 123,687 number in 1993.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 44,279 number in 1971.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Korea, Republic of ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in secondary education, male in Korea, Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-secondary-education-male-number/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-secondary-education-male-number/korea-rep/">Teachers in secondary education, male in Korea, Republic of</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/