Korea vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Korea
231,284
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
9.67 million
in 2024
Korea rank
9th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
9th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Korea
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 9.67 million against 231,284 in Korea, a difference of 9.44 million.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 41.8 times Korea's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 9th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 185 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,461 | 1.77 million | 1.76 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 34,299 | 2.52 million | 2.49 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 98,290 | 3.13 million | 3.03 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 181,628 | 5.07 million | 4.89 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 223,156 | 7.92 million | 7.70 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 224,603 | 9.23 million | 9.00 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Korea or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 9.67 million against 231,284 in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Korea and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 9.44 million, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 9th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release