Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in South Korea
South Korea: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 127,560 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in South Korea, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in South Korea is 127,560 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in South Korea peaked at 132,846 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 94,798 number, in 1995.
That places South Korea 23rd out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in South Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 96,855 number | — |
| 1995 | 94,798 number | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 96,787 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 100,945 number | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 102,444 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 101,390 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 101,172 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 101,398 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 111,196 number | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 112,268 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 112,099 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 112,114 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 113,736 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 115,583 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 117,574 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 119,636 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 121,503 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 132,846 number | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 130,033 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 130,081 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 130,627 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 129,828 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 129,771 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 128,854 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 127,560 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,870 number | 94,798 number | 102,444 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 111,678 number | 101,172 number | 119,636 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,011 number | 121,503 number | 132,846 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in South Korea?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in South Korea was 127,560 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 132,846 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,798 number in 1995.
- How does South Korea rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- South Korea ranks 23rd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.