In 2024, there were about 66.5 thousand teaching faculty members in universities and about 10.9 thousand in junior colleges in South Korea. The number of faculty members in universities has fluctuated in recent years, while that of junior colleges has decreased.
Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2024, by type
(in 1,000s)
The figures do not include distance universities, open universities, corporate universities, and graduate schools. Industrial universities and universities of education are included.
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Statistics Korea. (October 9, 2024). Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2024, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
Statistics Korea. "Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2024, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
Statistics Korea. (2024). Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2024, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Faculty Members in Higher Education Institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2024, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
Statistics Korea, Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2024, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2024, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Korea, October 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
