ALECSO: Member Countries vs Korea: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ALECSO: Member Countries
67.5%
in 2024
Korea
76.7%
in 2024
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
114th
Korea rank
114th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ALECSO: Member Countries
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 76.7% against 67.5% in ALECSO: Member Countries, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times ALECSO: Member Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 114th and Korea ranks 114th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, ALECSO: Member Countries averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Member Countries | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 33.2% | 8.7% | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 41.4% | 5.5% | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 56.4% | 5.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 74.3% | 18.7% | Korea |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 78.1% | 16.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 77.0% | 10.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ALECSO: Member Countries or Korea?
- Korea, at 76.7% against 67.5% in ALECSO: Member Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ALECSO: Member Countries and Korea?
- 9.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Korea rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 114th and Korea ranks 114th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary 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