Korea vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Korea
40,412
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
2.56 million
in 2024
Korea rank
49th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank
47th

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

  • Korea
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 2.56 million against 40,412 in Korea, a difference of 2.52 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 63.3 times Korea's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 49th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 47th of 212 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1970s 72,161 3.94 million 3.87 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
1980s 73,180 4.38 million 4.30 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
1990s 58,456 4.08 million 4.03 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 36,177 3.78 million 3.74 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 35,998 3.33 million 3.30 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 38,948 2.74 million 2.70 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Korea or WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), at 2.56 million against 40,412 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
2.52 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Korea ranks 49th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 47th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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.