South Korea vs Lower middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- South Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 2.59 million number against 220,797 number in South Korea, a difference of 2.37 million number.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 11.7 times South Korea's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,461 number | 496,801 number | 483,340 number | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 34,299 number | 664,793 number | 630,493 number | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 98,290 number | 760,790 number | 662,501 number | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 181,628 number | 1.34 million number | 1.15 million number | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 224,497 number | 2.41 million number | 2.19 million number | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, South Korea or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 2.59 million number against 220,797 number in South Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between South Korea and Lower middle income?
- 2.37 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lower middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- South Korea ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.