Korea vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Korea
76.7%
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
67.0%
in 2024
Korea rank
114th
UNESCO: Sids rank
117th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Korea
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Korea currently reports 76.7% against 67.0% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
Korea ranks 114th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 117th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and UNESCO: Sids in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 62.9% | 29.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 66.6% | 25.2% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 66.7% | 10.2% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 66.4% | 7.9% | Korea |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 65.7% | 12.4% | Korea |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 67.4% | 9.6% | 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- Korea, at 76.7% against 67.0% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Korea and UNESCO: Sids?
- 9.7%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UNESCO: Sids?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Korea and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 114th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 117th 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