ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Korea: Teachers in primary education, male

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2.45 million
in 2024
Korea
40,412
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
52nd
Korea rank
49th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Korea
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 2.45 million against 40,412 in Korea, a difference of 2.41 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 60.7 times Korea's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 52nd and Korea ranks 49th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 3.85 million 72,161 3.78 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 4.33 million 73,180 4.26 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 4.04 million 58,456 3.98 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 3.72 million 36,177 3.69 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 3.21 million 36,041 3.17 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 2.63 million 38,948 2.59 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Korea?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 2.45 million against 40,412 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea?
2.41 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 52nd and Korea ranks 49th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,705 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release