ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) vs Korea: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
60.2%
in 2023
Korea
65.0%
in 2024
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank
67th
Korea rank
69th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
  • Korea
2030405060197019972024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 65.0% against 60.2% in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ahead.

ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 67th and Korea ranks 69th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 57.8% 19.1% 38.8% ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
1980s 54.3% 28.3% 26.0% ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
1990s 53.8% 36.9% 16.9% ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
2000s 56.9% 49.9% 6.9% ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
2010s 58.1% 58.7% 0.6% Korea
2020s 60.0% 63.3% 3.3% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) or Korea?
Korea, at 65.0% against 60.2% in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) and Korea?
4.8%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) and Korea?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) and Korea rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 67th and Korea ranks 69th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release