Teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Korea
South Korea: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 72,568 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Korea, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Korea stood at 72,568 number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Korea peaked at 75,699 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 47,053 number, in 1994.
That places South Korea 23rd out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47,053 number | — |
| 1995 | 47,868 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 48,555 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 49,440 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 48,901 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 49,085 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 52,027 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 53,582 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 55,473 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 59,185 number | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 60,926 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 62,789 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 65,361 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 66,426 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 67,439 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 68,230 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 69,543 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 73,287 number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 74,542 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 74,853 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75,699 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 73,882 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 72,453 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 72,186 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 72,568 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,484 number | 47,053 number | 49,440 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 61,144 number | 52,027 number | 68,230 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,224 number | 69,543 number | 75,699 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Korea?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Korea was 72,568 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 75,699 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,053 number in 1994.
- How does South Korea rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- South Korea ranks 23rd out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.