GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Korea: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
5.87 million
in 2024
Korea
108,189
in 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
26th
Korea rank
29th

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • Korea
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How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 5.87 million against 108,189 in Korea, a difference of 5.76 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 54.3 times Korea's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 26th and Korea ranks 29th of 213 groups.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 2.86 million 89,761 2.77 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2000s 3.47 million 95,750 3.38 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2010s 4.96 million 105,224 4.86 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 5.71 million 105,732 5.61 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Korea?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 5.87 million against 108,189 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Korea?
5.76 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Korea rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 26th and Korea ranks 29th of 213 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
370 places, 8,604 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release