East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Republic of Korea: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.09 million number
in 2012
Republic of Korea
78,533 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th
Republic of Korea rank
11th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.09 million number against 78,533 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.01 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.9 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 72,185 number 1,955 number 70,230 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 174,518 number 6,284 number 168,233 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 288,580 number 24,043 number 264,537 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 718,377 number 54,667 number 663,710 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.07 million number 77,635 number 991,088 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Republic of Korea?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.09 million number against 78,533 number in Republic of Korea as of 2012.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea?
1.01 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 45 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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About this data

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.