There were around **** thousand teachers at the general universities in South Korea in 2024, followed by about *** teachers for the universities of education. In addition, the total number of teachers at higher education institutions in South Korea amounted to around ** thousand as of 2024.
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MOE (South Korea), & Korean Educational Development Institute. (June 5, 2025). Number of teachers in the undergraduate course in South Korea in 2024, by type of institution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036837/south-korea-number-of-university-teachers-by-type-of-institution/
MOE (South Korea), und Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of teachers in the undergraduate course in South Korea in 2024, by type of institution." Chart. June 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036837/south-korea-number-of-university-teachers-by-type-of-institution/
MOE (South Korea), Korean Educational Development Institute. (2025). Number of teachers in the undergraduate course in South Korea in 2024, by type of institution. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036837/south-korea-number-of-university-teachers-by-type-of-institution/
MOE (South Korea), and Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of Teachers in The Undergraduate Course in South Korea in 2024, by Type of Institution." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036837/south-korea-number-of-university-teachers-by-type-of-institution/
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Number of teachers in the undergraduate course in South Korea in 2024, by type of institution [Graph], MOE (South Korea), & Korean Educational Development Institute, June 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036837/south-korea-number-of-university-teachers-by-type-of-institution/
