Iran vs South Korea: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Iran
77,889 number
in 2017
South Korea
72,568 number
in 2018
Iran rank
22nd
South Korea rank
23rd

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199420062018

How they compare

Iran currently reports 77,889 number against 72,568 number in South Korea, a difference of 5,321 number.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 23rd of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 74,549 number 49,440 number 25,109 number Iran
2000s 106,594 number 64,588 number 42,006 number Iran
2010s 72,632 number 73,815 number 1,183 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Iran or South Korea?
Iran, at 77,889 number against 72,568 number in South Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Iran and South Korea?
5,321 number, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Iran ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 23rd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran vs South Korea: Teachers in lower secondary education, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-female-number/iran-islamic-rep/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-female-number/iran-islamic-rep/korea-rep/">Iran vs South Korea: Teachers in lower secondary education, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.