Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male in South Korea

South Korea: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male was 24,160 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
24,160 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 57 countries
All-time high
39,281 number
in 2005
All-time low
24,160 number
in 2018
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male in South Korea, 1998–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 28.2k number1999: 30.7k number2000: 32.8k number2001: 33.7k number2002: 37.0k number2003: 36.0k number2004: 37.7k number2005: 39.3k number2006: 37.7k number2007: 37.4k number2008: 26.0k number2009: 26.2k number2011: 27.4k number2013: 26.9k number2014: 26.3k number2015: 26.1k number2016: 25.0k number2017: 24.4k number2018: 24.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 24,160 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male in South Korea peaked at 39,281 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24,160 number, in 2018.

South Korea ranks 1st of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,442 number 28,226 number 30,659 number 2
2000s 34,381 number 26,034 number 39,281 number 10
2010s 25,754 number 24,160 number 27,410 number 7

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 2 Spain 17,984 number compare
  2. 3 Argentina 15,641 number compare
  3. 4 Turkey 11,701 number compare

See the full ranking of 57 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male in South Korea?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male in South Korea was 24,160 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 39,281 number in 2005.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 24,160 number in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male?
South Korea ranks 1st out of 57 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 578 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/