AIMS: South and West Asia vs Korea: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

AIMS: South and West Asia
6.70 million
in 2024
Korea
173,133
in 2024
AIMS: South and West Asia rank
37th
Korea rank
39th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • AIMS: South and West Asia
  • Korea
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How they compare

AIMS: South and West Asia currently reports 6.70 million against 173,133 in Korea, a difference of 6.53 million.

That makes AIMS: South and West Asia's figure about 38.7 times Korea's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, AIMS: South and West Asia has been ahead every year.

AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 37th and Korea ranks 39th of 221 groups.

AIMS: South and West Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AIMS: South and West Asia Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 2.02 million 107,902 1.92 million AIMS: South and West Asia
1980s 2.71 million 125,218 2.58 million AIMS: South and West Asia
1990s 3.63 million 133,383 3.50 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2000s 4.51 million 141,788 4.37 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2010s 5.87 million 164,579 5.70 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2020s 6.46 million 169,582 6.29 million AIMS: South and West Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, AIMS: South and West Asia or Korea?
AIMS: South and West Asia, at 6.70 million against 173,133 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between AIMS: South and West Asia and Korea?
6.53 million, with AIMS: South and West Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: South and West Asia and Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do AIMS: South and West Asia and Korea rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 37th and Korea ranks 39th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.