Teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Korea

South Korea: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 60,575 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
60,575 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
19th
of 131 countries
All-time high
75,195 number
in 1998
All-time low
60,575 number
in 2018
Years of data
24
1994–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Korea, 1994–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1994200620181994: 73.8k number1995: 72.1k number1996: 72.9k number1997: 74.7k number1998: 75.2k number1999: 73.4k number2000: 70.3k number2001: 68.9k number2002: 70.9k number2003: 70.2k number2004: 69.2k number2005: 68.5k number2006: 68.3k number2007: 68.1k number2008: 67.5k number2009: 67.1k number2010: 66.8k number2011: 70.9k number2013: 66.6k number2014: 65.9k number2015: 64.2k number2016: 63.3k number2017: 62.2k number2018: 60.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 60,575 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Korea peaked at 75,195 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60,575 number, in 2018.

That places South Korea 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in South Korea, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 73,817 number —
1995 72,071 number -2.4%
1996 72,900 number +1.2%
1997 74,743 number +2.5%
1998 75,195 number +0.6%
1999 73,376 number -2.4%
2000 70,313 number -4.2%
2001 68,907 number -2.0%
2002 70,919 number +2.9%
2003 70,245 number -1.0%
2004 69,216 number -1.5%
2005 68,525 number -1.0%
2006 68,305 number -0.3%
2007 68,093 number -0.3%
2008 67,486 number -0.9%
2009 67,139 number -0.5%
2010 66,850 number -0.4%
2011 70,859 number +6.0%
2013 66,557 number -6.1%
2014 65,892 number -1.0%
2015 64,165 number -2.6%
2016 63,349 number -1.3%
2017 62,181 number -1.8%
2018 60,575 number -2.6%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 60,575 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,021 number, 8.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 60,575 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,235 number, 8.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73,684 number 72,071 number 75,195 number 6
2000s 68,915 number 67,139 number 70,919 number 10
2010s 65,054 number 60,575 number 70,859 number 8

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 16 Germany 76,140 number compare
  2. 17 Iran 69,426 number compare
  3. 18 Spain 68,610 number compare
  4. 20 Argentina 60,547 number compare
  5. 21 Saudi Arabia 54,334 number compare
  6. 22 Nepal 52,218 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Korea?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Korea was 60,575 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 75,195 number in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 60,575 number in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
South Korea ranks 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/