Republic of Korea - Teaching staff in tertiary education

220,797.0 (number) in 2018

In 2018, teaching staff in tertiary education for Republic of Korea was 220,797. Teaching staff in tertiary education of Republic of Korea increased from 103,703 in 1996 to 220,797 in 2018 growing at an average annual rate of 4.27%.

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What is teaching staff in tertiary education?

Teaching staff in total tertiary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5 & 6). 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.

What is Republic of Korea teaching staff in tertiary education?