Korea vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female
Korea
72.3%
in 2024
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
67.5%
in 2024
Korea rank
36th
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
33rd
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time
- Korea
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
Korea currently reports 72.3% against 67.5% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ahead.
Korea ranks 36th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 33rd of 156 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 66.2% | 11.0% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 66.9% | 3.2% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 66.7% | 2.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 67.5% | 4.2% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Korea or UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Korea, at 72.3% against 67.5% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Korea and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 4.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Korea and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 36th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 33rd of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release