Canada vs Republic of Korea: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Canada
173,685 number
in 2016
Republic of Korea
220,797 number
in 2018
Canada rank
12th
Republic of Korea rank
11th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • Republic of Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197119942018

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 220,797 number against 173,685 number in Canada, a difference of 47,112 number.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 12th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 158,772 number 97,105 number 61,668 number Canada
2000s 204,148 number 211,961 number 7,813 number Republic of Korea
2010s 195,023 number 225,725 number 30,701 number Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Canada or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 220,797 number against 173,685 number in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Canada and Republic of Korea?
47,112 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Republic of Korea?
13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Canada and Republic of Korea rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Canada ranks 12th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 176 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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.