Korea vs MDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Korea
65.0%
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia
60.2%
in 2024
Korea rank
69th
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
68th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Korea
- MDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 65.0% against 60.2% in MDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
Korea ranks 69th and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and MDG: Eastern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | MDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 25.6% | 3.5% | MDG: Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 35.7% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 44.7% | 5.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 51.9% | 6.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 58.3% | 5.4% | 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, Korea or MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Korea, at 65.0% against 60.2% in MDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Korea and MDG: Eastern Asia?
- 4.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and MDG: Eastern Asia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Korea and MDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 69th and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th of 210 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release