Korea vs MDG: Southern Asia: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Korea
233,046
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia
9.94 million
in 2024
Korea rank
33rd
MDG: Southern Asia rank
33rd

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

  • Korea
  • MDG: Southern Asia
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 9.94 million against 233,046 in Korea, a difference of 9.70 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia's figure about 42.6 times Korea's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 33rd and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 33rd of 214 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea MDG: Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 76,875 1.89 million 1.82 million MDG: Southern Asia
1980s 131,471 2.17 million 2.04 million MDG: Southern Asia
1990s 187,831 3.02 million 2.83 million MDG: Southern Asia
2000s 207,427 4.08 million 3.87 million MDG: Southern Asia
2010s 233,952 6.17 million 5.93 million MDG: Southern Asia
2020s 230,068 9.25 million 9.02 million MDG: Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Korea or MDG: Southern Asia?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 9.94 million against 233,046 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Korea and MDG: Southern Asia?
9.70 million, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and MDG: Southern Asia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Korea and MDG: Southern Asia rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Korea ranks 33rd and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 33rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in secondary 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 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.