ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) vs Korea: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
42.6%
in 2024
Korea
38.1%
in 2024
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
110th
Korea rank
107th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
  • Korea
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How they compare

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) currently reports 42.6% against 38.1% in Korea, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 110th and Korea ranks 107th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 29.2% 15.2% 14.0% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
1980s 31.2% 17.6% 13.7% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
1990s 31.8% 24.2% 7.6% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2000s 34.1% 29.8% 4.2% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2010s 38.3% 34.7% 3.6% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2020s 41.2% 37.1% 4.1% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) or Korea?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), at 42.6% against 38.1% in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Korea?
4.5%, with ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Korea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Korea rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 110th and Korea ranks 107th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release