Republic of Korea vs Post-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Republic of Korea
78,533 number
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend
1.79 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
11th
Post-demographic dividend rank
9th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 1.79 million number against 78,533 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.71 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 22.8 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 2,199 number 475,343 number 473,144 number Post-demographic dividend
1980s 6,284 number 604,138 number 597,854 number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 24,043 number 868,508 number 844,466 number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 54,667 number 1.37 million number 1.31 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 77,883 number 1.77 million number 1.70 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Republic of Korea or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 1.79 million number against 78,533 number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Republic of Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
1.71 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 9th 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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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.