Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Korea
Korea: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 98.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Korea, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 98.9% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2018.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Korea 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 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% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 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% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 98.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Korea's 98.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.8%, 1.0× the median. (26 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 | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 7 |
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 98.9% in 2018, 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 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- 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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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary 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.