Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Korea
Korea: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 65.0% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Korea peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2000.
That places Korea 31st out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 secondary education who are qualified in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 44.0% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 55.3% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.1% | 65.0% | 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 secondary education who are qualified in Korea?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Korea was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified?
- Korea ranks 31st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release