Education in South Korea 157 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 69.5% 2025 down 5.2% 32nd Population ages 0-14 10.2% 2025 down 25.9% 215th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 100.9% 2024 up 1.4% 99th Primary education, teachers 173,133 2024 up 4.4% 39th School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% 2024 up 1.6% 91st School enrollment, primary, male 101.0% 2024 up 1.2% 101st Labor force, total 29.87 million 2025 up 8.5% 23rd Labor force, female 44.4% 2025 up 5.8% 104th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9982 GPI 2020 down 0.3% 73rd School enrollment, secondary 96.3% 2024 down 2.4% 77th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.9 per 1,000 2024 up 11.8% 168th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 170th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 163rd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 down 20.0% 161st Secondary education, teachers 233,046 2024 down 2.9% 33rd School enrollment, secondary, female 95.9% 2024 down 2.5% 82nd School enrollment, secondary, male 96.6% 2024 down 2.2% 71st School enrollment, tertiary 111.9% 2024 up 18.4% 5th School enrollment, primary, private 1.7% 2024 up 6.9% 180th School enrollment, preprimary 91.8% 2020 down 1.1% 55th School enrollment, tertiary, male 118.0% 2024 up 11.7% 3rd School enrollment, tertiary, female 105.2% 2024 up 28.8% 16th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9944 GPI 2020 down 0.0% 120th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.8915 GPI 2024 up 15.3% 153rd Secondary education, teachers, female 151,467 2024 up 7.9% 30th Primary completion rate, female 102.6% 2024 up 5.2% 30th Primary completion rate, male 103.1% 2024 up 4.3% 22nd Government expenditure on education, total 5.4% 2022 up 27.5% 43rd Secondary education, general pupils 2.78 million 2017 down 19.0% 32nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.3% 2024 up 1.1% 48th School enrollment, preprimary, female 91.9% 2020 down 1.0% 50th School enrollment, preprimary, male 91.7% 2020 down 1.3% 51st Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 30th Secondary education, general pupils 48.5% 2017 up 3.1% 162nd Lower secondary completion rate, female 97.0% 2024 up 1.0% 52nd Lower secondary completion rate, male 97.5% 2024 up 1.2% 42nd Children out of school 0.1% 2024 down 98.1% 193rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 2.51 million 2024 down 8.4% 60th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 2.66 million 2024 down 25.7% 43rd Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 36th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 98.9% 2023 down 0.4% 26th Secondary education, vocational pupils 293,568 2017 down 41.0% 35th Number of under-five deaths, male 381 2024 down 56.2% 117th Number of under-five deaths, female 298 2024 down 57.4% 117th Number of infant deaths, male 313 2024 down 55.2% 118th Number of infant deaths, female 243 2024 down 56.8% 118th Children out of school, female 1.2% 2022 down 7.6% 156th Children out of school, male 1.0% 2022 down 13.6% 156th Secondary education, vocational pupils 41.3% 2017 down 10.1% 96th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 100.9% 2017 down 7.6% 104th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 22.7% 158th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 25.5% 150th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 24.3% 158th Primary education, teachers 76.7% 2024 down 2.4% 108th Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2017 up 68.8% 176th Persistence to grade 5, total 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 27th Page 1 of 3 Next →