Korea vs UIS: Arab States: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Korea
76.7%
in 2024
UIS: Arab States
67.8%
in 2024
Korea rank
114th
UIS: Arab States rank
113th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Korea
- UIS: Arab States
How they compare
Korea currently reports 76.7% against 67.8% in UIS: Arab States, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Arab States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UIS: Arab States ahead.
Korea ranks 114th and UIS: Arab States ranks 113th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and UIS: Arab States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | UIS: Arab States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 42.1% | 8.9% | UIS: Arab States |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 47.1% | 5.6% | UIS: Arab States |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 51.5% | 4.9% | Korea |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 55.9% | 18.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 61.9% | 16.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 66.7% | 10.4% | 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, Korea or UIS: Arab States?
- Korea, at 76.7% against 67.8% in UIS: Arab States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Korea and UIS: Arab States?
- 8.9%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UIS: Arab States?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Korea and UIS: Arab States rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 114th and UIS: Arab States ranks 113th 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