Korea vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Korea
65.0%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
59.9%
in 2024
Korea rank
69th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
69th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Korea
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 65.0% against 59.9% in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
Korea ranks 69th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 69th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 28.6% | 6.4% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 31.9% | 3.6% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 38.6% | 1.7% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 45.6% | 4.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 52.7% | 6.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 58.4% | 5.3% | 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, Korea or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Korea, at 65.0% against 59.9% in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 5.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 69th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 69th 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