South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in primary education, female

South Korea
128,820 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.33 million number
in 2019
South Korea rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
36th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 1.33 million number against 128,820 number in South Korea, a difference of 1.20 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 10.3 times South Korea's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th of 196 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 35,919 number 238,913 number 202,994 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 52,038 number 478,783 number 426,745 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 74,927 number 704,523 number 629,597 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 105,610 number 872,428 number 766,818 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 128,558 number 1.13 million number 998,678 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 1.33 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
1.20 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
South Korea ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.