Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 96.5% 2018 down 1.7% 100th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 9 2024 down 35.7% 150th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 99.4% 2017 up 0.3% 21st Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 7 2024 down 50.0% 156th Progression to secondary school 99.6% 2016 up 0.8% 27th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 48.1% 154th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 up 77.7% 157th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 96.4% 2018 down 0.9% 105th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 96.6% 2018 down 2.4% 100th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9971 GPI 2018 up 1.5% 97th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.5% 2017 down 2.1% 68th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 3.87 million 2024 down 13.4% 60th Population of compulsory school age, female 1.88 million 2024 down 12.3% 60th Population of compulsory school age, male 1.99 million 2024 down 14.5% 59th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.35 million 2024 down 22.2% 47th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 15.2% 80th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 10.4% 2024 down 31.9% 55th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 652,692 2024 down 20.9% 48th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 8.5% 2024 down 33.7% 56th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 12.0% 2024 down 30.3% 53rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 5 2024 down 37.5% 158th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 3 2024 up 200.0% 159th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 7 2024 up 40.0% 158th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 3 2024 down 50.0% 159th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 693,250 2024 down 23.4% 48th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.4% 2022 up 27.5% 44th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 100.3% 2018 up 9.1% 53rd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 3 2024 down 25.0% 162nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 9 2024 up 80.0% 154th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 11.6% 90th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8% 2025 up 33.3% 169th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9% 2025 up 50.0% 166th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.6% 2025 unchanged 176th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 1.8% 2025 down 14.3% 184th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 2.2% 2025 unchanged 181st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 1.3% 2025 down 38.1% 188th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.6% 2025 unchanged 168th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.5% 2025 unchanged 166th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.6% 2025 down 14.3% 166th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.41 modelled data 2025 up 34.8% 11th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.31 million 2024 down 29.0% 35th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7081 GPIA 2024 down 4.8% 93rd Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.4% 2022 up 27.5% 44th Primary education, pupils 48.4% 2017 up 1.7% 122nd Inequality in education 0.0617 2023 down 29.3% 125th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 up 24.4% 158th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 99.8% 2018 up 7.5% 55th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 100.8% 2018 up 10.6% 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9894 GPI 2018 down 2.8% 118th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 633,505 2024 down 28.2% 35th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.33 modelled data 2025 up 33.3% 16th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 up 33.3% 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 up 7.8% 43rd ← Previous Page 10 of 52 Next →