Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea
Korea: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 70.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 70.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea peaked at 70.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1994.
Korea ranks 38th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 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% |
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 | 69.4% | 67.5% | 70.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 35 Puerto Rico 71.5% compare
- 36 Cuba 70.9% compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 70.8% compare
- 39 Cayman Islands 70.1% compare
- 40 Malta 70.1% compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 70.0% 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Korea was 70.6% in 2018, 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 70.6% in 2018.
- 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 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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
Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower 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.