Iran vs Korea: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Iran
86,550 number
in 2018
Korea
78,533 number
in 2018
Iran rank
9th
Korea rank
11th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Iran
  • Korea
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 86,550 number against 78,533 number in Korea, a difference of 8,017 number.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.

Iran ranks 9th and Korea ranks 11th of 159 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 1,475 number 1,805 number 330 number Korea
1990s 11,672 number 31,180 number 19,509 number Korea
2000s 21,060 number 54,667 number 33,607 number Korea
2010s 74,340 number 77,771 number 3,431 number Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Iran or Korea?
Iran, at 86,550 number against 78,533 number in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Iran and Korea?
8,017 number, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iran and Korea rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Iran ranks 9th and Korea ranks 11th of 159 countries.
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.