Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Rep.

Korea, Rep.: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 43,929 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
43,929 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
3rd
of 65 countries
All-time high
60,313 number
in 2005
All-time low
39,639 number
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Rep., 1998–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820181998: 39.6k number1999: 43.1k number2000: 46.9k number2001: 48.7k number2002: 53.8k number2003: 53.0k number2004: 56.5k number2005: 60.3k number2006: 58.6k number2007: 59.5k number2008: 44.0k number2009: 44.7k number2011: 47.4k number2012: 45.5k number2013: 47.5k number2014: 46.8k number2015: 47.0k number2016: 45.2k number2017: 44.2k number2018: 43.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Rep. is 43,929 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Rep. peaked at 60,313 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39,639 number, in 1998.

That places Korea, Rep. 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41,358 number 39,639 number 43,078 number 2
2000s 52,595 number 43,985 number 60,313 number 10
2010s 45,946 number 43,929 number 47,491 number 8

Countries ranked near Korea, Rep.

  1. 1 Russian Federation 227,029 number compare
  2. 2 Japan 174,517 number compare
  3. 4 Argentina 39,397 number compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 37,088 number compare
  5. 6 Spain 36,339 number compare

See the full ranking of 65 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Rep.?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Rep. was 43,929 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Korea, Rep.?
The highest recorded value was 60,313 number in 2005.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Korea, Rep.?
The lowest recorded value was 39,639 number in 1998.
How does Korea, Rep. rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Korea, Rep. ranks 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Korea, Rep.?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea, Rep. data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.