Primary education, teachers, per capita in Korea
Korea: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0033 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Korea, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.0033 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Korea peaked at 0.0033 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per person, in 1999.
That places Korea 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Korea?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Korea was 0.0033 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 1999.
- How does Korea rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Korea ranks 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.