Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Korea
South Korea: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Korea stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Korea peaked at 1 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2013.
South Korea ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 44 Jamaica 1.01 GPIA compare
- 45 Niger 1.01 GPIA compare
- 46 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Aruba 1 GPIA
- 47 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Panama 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 47 San Marino 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Tajikistan 1 GPIA
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 47 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
More education data for South Korea
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Korea?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Korea was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2013.
- How does South Korea rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- South Korea ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release