Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes was 176,868 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
176,868 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 75 countries
All-time high
184,324 number
in 2012
All-time low
86,966 number
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Republic of, 1998–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820181998: 87.0k number1999: 93.8k number2000: 97.3k number2001: 102.1k number2002: 109.8k number2003: 119.6k number2004: 119.6k number2005: 130.2k number2006: 134.0k number2007: 142.4k number2008: 164.3k number2009: 171.0k number2011: 182.6k number2012: 184.3k number2013: 180.5k number2014: 177.6k number2015: 178.1k number2016: 175.0k number2017: 175.4k number2018: 176.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Korea, Republic of recorded 176,868 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in 2018.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Republic of peaked at 184,324 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 86,966 number, in 1998.

Korea, Republic of ranks 6th of 75 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90,382 number 86,966 number 93,797 number 2
2000s 129,033 number 97,281 number 170,997 number 10
2010s 178,797 number 175,000 number 184,324 number 8

Countries ranked near Korea, Republic of

  1. 3 Germany 416,202 number compare
  2. 4 Japan 385,606 number compare
  3. 5 Mexico 383,519 number compare
  4. 7 Ukraine 160,805 number compare
  5. 8 Türkiye, Republic of 138,156 number compare
  6. 9 Spain 135,530 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Republic of?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Korea, Republic of was 176,868 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 184,324 number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 86,966 number in 1998.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes?
Korea, Republic of ranks 6th out of 75 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 773 data points, 1998–2019
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 6-8). 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/