In 2023, there were on average of 13.3 students for every teacher in elementary schools in South Korea. Overall, the student-teacher ratio in South Korea has declined drastically across all school levels since 1980.
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Statistics Korea. (October 27, 2023). Average number of students per teacher in South Korea from 1980 to 2023, by school type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/644524/south-korea-pupil-teacher-ratio-by-school-type/
Statistics Korea. "Average number of students per teacher in South Korea from 1980 to 2023, by school type." Chart. October 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644524/south-korea-pupil-teacher-ratio-by-school-type/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Average number of students per teacher in South Korea from 1980 to 2023, by school type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644524/south-korea-pupil-teacher-ratio-by-school-type/
Statistics Korea. "Average Number of Students per Teacher in South Korea from 1980 to 2023, by School Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644524/south-korea-pupil-teacher-ratio-by-school-type/
Statistics Korea, Average number of students per teacher in South Korea from 1980 to 2023, by school type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644524/south-korea-pupil-teacher-ratio-by-school-type/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average number of students per teacher in South Korea from 1980 to 2023, by school type [Graph], Statistics Korea, October 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/644524/south-korea-pupil-teacher-ratio-by-school-type/