South Korea vs Portugal: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female

South Korea
98.9%
in 2018
Portugal
99.0%
in 2018
South Korea rank
62nd
Portugal rank
59th

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time

  • South Korea
  • Portugal
020406080100197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 99.0% against 98.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

South Korea ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 178 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 78.1% 98.3% 20.2% Portugal
1980s 88.5% 98.3% 9.8% Portugal
1990s 93.5% 97.9% 4.4% Portugal
2010s 99.0% 99.0% 0.0% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female, South Korea or Portugal?
Portugal, at 99.0% against 98.9% in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between South Korea and Portugal?
0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
South Korea ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,574 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.