Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 22.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Republic of Korea, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Republic of Korea stood at 22.4%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Republic of Korea peaked at 35.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2022.
Republic of Korea ranks 58th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.4% | — |
| 1999 | 35.2% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 31.4% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.6% | 25.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.4% | 24.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Republic of Korea?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Republic of Korea was 22.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2022.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Republic of Korea ranks 58th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release