South Korea vs Low income: Teachers in primary education, female

South Korea
128,820 number
in 2018
Low income
1.19 million number
in 2019
South Korea rank
34th
Low income rank
36th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • South Korea
  • Low income
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197119952019

How they compare

Low income currently reports 1.19 million number against 128,820 number in South Korea, a difference of 1.06 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 9.2 times South Korea's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 34th and Low income ranks 36th of 196 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 36,730 number 204,783 number 168,052 number Low income
1980s 52,038 number 293,284 number 241,246 number Low income
1990s 74,927 number 394,034 number 319,107 number Low income
2000s 105,610 number 616,152 number 510,541 number Low income
2010s 128,558 number 997,825 number 869,266 number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, South Korea or Low income?
Low income, at 1.19 million number against 128,820 number in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between South Korea and Low income?
1.06 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Low income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Low income rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
South Korea ranks 34th and Low income ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (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 primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.