Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in South Korea
South Korea: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 19,769 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in South Korea, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 19,769 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in 2018.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in South Korea peaked at 22,032 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11,413 number, in 1998.
South Korea ranks 3rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,916 number | 11,413 number | 12,419 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 18,214 number | 14,134 number | 22,032 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,196 number | 19,769 number | 20,867 number | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in South Korea?
- Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in South Korea was 19,769 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 22,032 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,413 number in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
- South Korea ranks 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.