Early-demographic dividend vs South Korea: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Early-demographic dividend
1.69 million number
in 2019
South Korea
78,533 number
in 2018
Early-demographic dividend rank
10th
South Korea rank
11th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • South Korea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197119952019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 1.69 million number against 78,533 number in South Korea, a difference of 1.61 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 21.5 times South Korea's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 11th of 43 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 137,770 number 1,955 number 135,815 number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 251,590 number 6,284 number 245,306 number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 412,238 number 24,043 number 388,195 number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 850,435 number 54,667 number 795,768 number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 1.49 million number 77,883 number 1.41 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Early-demographic dividend or South Korea?
Early-demographic dividend, at 1.69 million number against 78,533 number in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Early-demographic dividend and South Korea?
1.61 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and South Korea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Early-demographic dividend and South Korea rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 11th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.