Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Korea
Korea: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 38.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Korea, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 38.1% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Korea peaked at 38.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1971.
Korea ranks 107th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.9% | — |
| 1972 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 13.4% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 14.3% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 13.9% | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 14.8% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 15.5% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15.4% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 21.2% | +22.1% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 22.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 24.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 12.9% | 16.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 15.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 21.6% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 26.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 33.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 35.8% | 38.1% | 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 tertiary education who are female in Korea?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Korea was 38.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1971.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 107th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release