India vs South Korea: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square

India
2.26 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
2.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
28th
South Korea rank
27th

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square over time

  • India
  • South Korea
0.511.522.5197119972023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 2.4 units per square kilometre against 2.26 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.14 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

India ranks 28th and South Korea ranks 27th of 201 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3527 units per square kilometre 0.6596 units per square kilometre 0.3069 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.6711 units per square kilometre 1.96 units per square kilometre 1.29 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.8829 units per square kilometre 2.09 units per square kilometre 1.21 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 1.52 units per square kilometre 2.4 units per square kilometre 0.8818 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 2.24 units per square kilometre 2.35 units per square kilometre 0.1108 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square, India or South Korea?
South Korea, at 2.4 units per square kilometre against 2.26 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square between India and South Korea?
0.14 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do India and South Korea rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square?
India ranks 28th and South Korea ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

India vs South Korea: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-secondary-education-both-sexes-number-per-square-kilometre/india/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-secondary-education-both-sexes-number-per-square-kilometre/india/korea-rep/">India vs South Korea: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 5,131 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.