Qualified primary teachers in South Korea
In South Korea, 100.0% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2024.
South Korea, 2024
100.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
Position in 2024
20th of 79
Qualified primary teachers in South Korea over time
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South Korea
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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 100.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 79 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 20th highest value.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
100.0%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
100.0%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
97.7%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
2.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS