In 2024, there were around 66,523 full-time faculty members teaching at universities in South Korea. While this number has overally 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 2024
(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 29, 2024). Number of full-time teaching faculty members in universities in South Korea from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453484/south-korea-university-faculty-members/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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