In 2023, there were around 67,000 full-time faculty members teaching at universities in South Korea. While this number has increased over the past few decades, it has fluctuated in recent years.
Number of full-time teaching faculty members in universities in South Korea from 2000 to 2023
(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 26, 2023). Number of full-time teaching faculty members in universities in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453484/south-korea-university-faculty-members/
Statistics Korea. "Number of full-time teaching faculty members in universities in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453484/south-korea-university-faculty-members/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Number of full-time teaching faculty members in universities in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453484/south-korea-university-faculty-members/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Full-time Teaching Faculty Members in Universities in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453484/south-korea-university-faculty-members/
Statistics Korea, Number of full-time teaching faculty members in universities in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453484/south-korea-university-faculty-members/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of full-time teaching faculty members in universities in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Korea, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453484/south-korea-university-faculty-members/