Barbados vs Korea, Rep.: Share of primary school teachers who are women
Barbados
76.8%
in 2024
Korea, Rep.
76.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
111th
Korea, Rep. rank
114th
Share of primary school teachers who are women over time
- Barbados
- Korea, Rep.
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 76.8% against 76.7% in Korea, Rep., a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 111th and Korea, Rep. ranks 114th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Rep. in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Korea, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.2% | 44.7% | 27.5% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 55.7% | 19.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 74.1% | 3.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 78.0% | 0.8% | Korea, Rep. |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 77.0% | 0.1% | Korea, Rep. |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary school teachers who are women, Barbados or Korea, Rep.?
- Barbados, at 76.8% against 76.7% in Korea, Rep. as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary school teachers who are women between Barbados and Korea, Rep.?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Korea, Rep.?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Korea, Rep. rank globally for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Barbados ranks 111th and Korea, Rep. ranks 114th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.