The figures do not include distance universities, open universities, corporate universities, and graduate schools. Industrial universities and universities of education are included.
Figures have been rounded.
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Number of faculty in higher education South Korea 2009-2025, by type
In 2025, there were about ****Â thousand teaching faculty members in universities and about ****Â 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.
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Statistics Korea. (November 3, 2025). Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2025, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
Statistics Korea. "Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2025, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 3, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
Statistics Korea. (2025). Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2025, by type (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Faculty Members in Higher Education Institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2025, by Type (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Nov 2025, /statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
Statistics Korea, Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2025, by type (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Number of faculty members in higher education institutions in South Korea from 2009 to 2025, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Korea, November 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1125530/south-korea-faculty-member-higher-education/
