Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Korea
Korea: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 was 107.65 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Korea, 2013–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Korea stood at 107.65 Index. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Korea peaked at 107.65 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 95.12 Index, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.39 Index | 95.12 Index | 104.69 Index | 7 |
| 2020s | 103.03 Index | 99.58 Index | 107.65 Index | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Korea?
- Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Korea was 107.65 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 107.65 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.12 Index in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- Korea ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.