ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) vs Korea: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
68.4%
in 2024
Korea
76.7%
in 2024
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
111th
Korea rank
114th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 76.7% against 68.4% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 111th and Korea ranks 114th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.7% | 33.7% | 8.9% | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 41.4% | 8.6% | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 56.4% | 0.9% | Korea |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 74.3% | 14.0% | Korea |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 78.1% | 13.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 77.0% | 9.8% | 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, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) or Korea?
- Korea, at 76.7% against 68.4% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Korea?
- 8.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Korea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Korea rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 111th 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