Iceland vs Korea: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

Iceland
52.9%
in 2012
Korea
52.5%
in 2018
Iceland rank
86th
Korea rank
89th

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time

  • Iceland
  • Korea
0204060199420062018

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 52.9% against 52.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 86th and Korea ranks 89th of 131 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 44.0% 27.1% 16.9% Iceland
2000s 50.1% 38.1% 12.0% Iceland
2010s 52.8% 46.6% 6.2% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female, Iceland or Korea?
Iceland, at 52.9% against 52.5% in Korea as of 2012.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Iceland and Korea?
0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
Iceland ranks 86th and Korea ranks 89th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in upper secondary 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 upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,828 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.