Korea, Rep. | Primary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Korea
Records
63
Source
Korea, Rep. | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1961
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1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 29.10924911
1972 31.52491951
1973 32.82704926
1974 33.42004013
1975 33.61257172
1976 33.70141983
1977 34.15410995
1978 35.04428864
1979 35.61109161
1980 36.04399109
1981 36.78022003
1982 38.48379135
1983 39.91265869
1984 41.31481171
1985 42.11101913
1986 43.06502914
1987 43.70249176
1988 45.65550995
1989 47.31412888
1990 48.74794006
1991 50.14912033
1992 51.60810089
1993 52.71797943
1994 54.5292511
1995 55.61577988
1996 57.19009018
1997 62.59502029
1998 64.31694794
1999 66.80658722
2000 70.30213165
2001 71.57196808
2002 72.21811676
2003 72.97367096
2004 73.97943878
2005 74.95600891
2006 75.9172287
2007 76.55339813
2008 77.21186829
2009 77.53192139
2010 77.87177277
2011 78.24536133
2012 78.70191193
2013 78.63900757
2014 78.57901001
2015 78.36936951
2016 78.10397339
2017 77.826828
2018 77.67868042
2019 77.4656601
2020 77.32539368
2021 77.21907806
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Korea, Rep. | Primary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Korea
Records
63
Source