Korea vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Korea
29,980
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2.10 million
in 2024
Korea rank
37th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
36th

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

  • Korea
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
01.0M2.0M3.0M199420092024

How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.10 million against 29,980 in Korea, a difference of 2.07 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 69.9 times Korea's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 37th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 36th of 154 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 43,695 2.34 million 2.30 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 34,606 2.60 million 2.57 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 31,964 2.42 million 2.39 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 29,853 2.18 million 2.15 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Korea or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 2.10 million against 29,980 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
2.07 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Korea ranks 37th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 36th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
367 places, 8,349 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release