Korea - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Korea was 77.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 78.70 in 2012, while its lowest value was 29.11 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 29.11
1972 31.52
1973 32.83
1974 33.42
1975 33.61
1976 33.70
1977 34.15
1978 35.04
1979 35.61
1980 36.04
1981 36.78
1982 38.48
1983 39.91
1984 41.31
1985 42.11
1986 43.07
1987 43.70
1988 45.66
1989 47.31
1990 48.75
1991 50.15
1992 51.61
1993 52.72
1994 54.53
1995 55.62
1996 57.19
1997 62.60
1998 64.32
1999 66.81
2000 70.30
2001 71.57
2002 72.22
2003 72.97
2004 73.98
2005 74.96
2006 75.92
2007 76.55
2008 77.21
2009 77.53
2010 77.87
2011 78.25
2012 78.70
2013 78.64
2014 78.58
2015 78.37
2016 78.10
2017 77.83
2018 77.68
2019 77.47

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs