Percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who in Korea
Korea: Percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2023
All-time low
99.2%
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 99.8% for percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who in Korea peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2013.
Korea ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.2% | — |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.4%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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 teachers in early childhood educational development who in Korea?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who in Korea was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who?
- Korea ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 teachers in early childhood educational development who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release