Secondary education, teachers, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in South Korea, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in South Korea is 0.0045 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0048 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 units per person, in 1971.
That places South Korea 141st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0018 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.003 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.003 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.004 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.004 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.004 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in South Korea?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in South Korea was 0.0045 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 1971.
- How does South Korea rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 141st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary 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.