Barbados vs Korea: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Barbados
76.8%
in 2024
Korea
76.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
111th
Korea rank
114th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Barbados
- Korea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 76.8% against 76.7% in Korea, 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 ranks 114th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Korea | 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 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 77.0% | 0.1% | 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, Barbados or Korea?
- Barbados, at 76.8% against 76.7% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Barbados and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Korea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Korea rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Barbados ranks 111th and Korea ranks 114th of 212 countries.
- 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