Share of primary school teachers who are women in South Korea
South Korea: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 76.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in South Korea, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 76.7% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in South Korea peaked at 78.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1971.
South Korea ranks 114th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 29.1% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 36.0% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 48.7% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 70.3% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 77.5% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 76.7% | 77.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.734 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in South Korea?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in South Korea was 76.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1971.
- How does South Korea rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- South Korea ranks 114th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.