Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea
Korea: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 72.3% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1994.
Korea ranks 36th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 49.1% | — |
| 1995 | 50.9% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.7% | 49.1% | 56.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 59.7% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.5% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 71.0% | 72.3% | 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 lower secondary education who are female in Korea?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea was 72.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1994.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 36th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release