Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Korea
Korea: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 87 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
100.0%
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 100.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2013.
That places Korea 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100.0% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Korea's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Albania 100.0% compare
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Armenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Egypt 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Fiji 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Niger 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 El Salvador 100.0% compare
- 1 Serbia 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0%
- 1 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Vanuatu 100.0% compare
- 1 Samoa 100.0% compare
More education data for Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Korea?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Korea was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release