Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Korea
Korea: Trained teachers in preprimary education, male was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 92 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
100.0%
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Korea is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2013.
Korea ranks 1st of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100.0% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Korea's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.5%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Algeria 100.0% compare
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- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Panama 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Samoa 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Suriname 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0%
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
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 trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Korea?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Korea was 100.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, male?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.