Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage in South Korea
South Korea: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage was 41.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Korea, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Korea stood at 41.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Korea peaked at 56.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2022.
That places South Korea 70th out of 77 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.7% | — |
| 1999 | 56.1% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | -3.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 41.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.3%, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 41.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.4%, 63% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 48.7% | 56.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.0% | 45.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.4% | 43.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Korea?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Korea was 41.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2022.
- How does South Korea rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- South Korea ranks 70th out of 77 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release