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

Indonesia
294,820 number
in 2018
Republic of Korea
220,797 number
in 2018
Indonesia rank
9th
Republic of Korea rank
11th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Indonesia
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 294,820 number against 220,797 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 74,023 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 40,928 number 13,937 number 26,991 number Indonesia
1980s 83,936 number 35,758 number 48,178 number Indonesia
1990s 158,729 number 98,290 number 60,439 number Indonesia
2000s 254,612 number 181,628 number 72,984 number Indonesia
2010s 254,797 number 224,497 number 30,300 number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Indonesia or Republic of Korea?
Indonesia, at 294,820 number against 220,797 number in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Indonesia and Republic of Korea?
74,023 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Republic of Korea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Republic of Korea rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 9th 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.