High income vs Republic of Korea: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

High income
2.19 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea
99,020 number
in 2018
High income rank
15th
Republic of Korea rank
16th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • High income
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

High income currently reports 2.19 million number against 99,020 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 2.09 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 22.1 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 16th of 45 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 943,581 number 2,052 number 941,529 number High income
1980s 1.14 million number 7,459 number 1.13 million number High income
1990s 1.33 million number 19,028 number 1.31 million number High income
2010s 2.21 million number 92,161 number 2.12 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, High income or Republic of Korea?
High income, at 2.19 million number against 99,020 number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between High income and Republic of Korea?
2.09 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Republic of Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do High income and Republic of Korea rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
High income ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.