Korea vs Latvia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained

Korea
98.7%
in 2024
Latvia
98.9%
in 2022
Korea rank
40th
Latvia rank
39th

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

  • Korea
  • Latvia
020406080100201020172024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 98.9% against 98.7% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Latvia ahead.

Korea ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 39th of 100 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
2010s 98.9% 99.5% 0.5% Latvia
2020s 98.9% 99.1% 0.1% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained, Korea or Latvia?
Latvia, at 98.9% against 98.7% in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained between Korea and Latvia?
0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained?
Korea ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 39th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea vs Latvia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-pre-primary-education-who-are-trained-according-to-national/korea-rep/latvia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-pre-primary-education-who-are-trained-according-to-national/korea-rep/latvia/">Korea vs Latvia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
100 places, 1,185 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release