Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Korea
Korea: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 195 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 1994
All-time low
74.4%
in 1972
Years of data
38
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Korea, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 98.7% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Korea peaked at 99.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 1972.
Korea ranks 69th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 74.6% | — |
| 1972 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 76.5% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 78.4% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 81.0% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 83.3% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 89.8% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 91.3% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 93.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 86.2% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 93.5% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 99.8% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 98.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Korea's 98.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.1% | 74.4% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 85.2% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 86.2% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 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 pre-primary education who are female in Korea?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Korea was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 1972.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 69th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release