Korea vs WB: Arab World: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Korea
76.7%
in 2024
WB: Arab World
67.5%
in 2024
Korea rank
114th
WB: Arab World rank
114th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Korea
- WB: Arab World
How they compare
Korea currently reports 76.7% against 67.5% in WB: Arab World, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times WB: Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Arab World ahead.
Korea ranks 114th and WB: Arab World ranks 114th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and WB: Arab World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: Arab World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 41.9% | 8.7% | WB: Arab World |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 46.9% | 5.5% | WB: Arab World |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 51.4% | 5.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 55.7% | 18.7% | Korea |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 61.6% | 16.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 66.3% | 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, Korea or WB: Arab World?
- Korea, at 76.7% against 67.5% in WB: Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Korea and WB: Arab World?
- 9.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Arab World?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: Arab World rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 114th and WB: Arab World 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