South Korea vs OECD members: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

South Korea
1.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
0.1781 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
36th
OECD members rank
33rd

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • OECD members
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.76 units per square kilometre against 0.1781 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 1.58 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 9.9 times OECD members's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 33rd of 204 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.1362 units per square kilometre 0.9824 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 1.3 units per square kilometre 0.1468 units per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.38 units per square kilometre 0.1526 units per square kilometre 1.23 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 1.46 units per square kilometre 0.1626 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 1.69 units per square kilometre 0.171 units per square kilometre 1.52 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 1.73 units per square kilometre 0.1762 units per square kilometre 1.55 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, South Korea or OECD members?
South Korea, at 1.76 units per square kilometre against 0.1781 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between South Korea and OECD members?
1.58 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and OECD members?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do South Korea and OECD members rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.