Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 680,841 2024 down 29.6% 33rd Tertiary education, academic staff 38.1% 2024 up 9.6% 105th Start month of the academic school year 3 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 163rd End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 28 2024 down 36.4% 166th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8333 modelled data 2025 up 16.7% 139th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2017 up 52.2% 159th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2017 up 34.4% 161st Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 42.1% 149th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 97.2% 2024 down 3.4% 104th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 17.4% 125th Persistence to grade 5, female 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 28th Persistence to grade 5, male 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 99.6% 2024 down 0.3% 96th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 97.1% 2024 down 3.3% 102nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 97.3% 2024 down 3.4% 104th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9973 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 111th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.6% 2023 down 21.8% 127th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 17.8% 127th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.6% 2023 down 8.7% 151st School enrollment, secondary 98.0% 2017 up 4.1% 7th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.97 years 2024 up 0.2% 97th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 99.5% 2024 down 0.2% 96th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9978 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 99th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 99.7% 2024 down 0.5% 97th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1 2024 down 66.7% 146th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 10 2024 up 66.7% 134th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.62 million 2024 down 41.1% 54th School age population, early childhood education, female 788,309 2024 down 40.9% 54th School age population, early childhood education, male 827,694 2024 down 41.3% 54th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 95.3% 2024 down 1.5% 65th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 34 2024 down 12.8% 162nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 77 2024 down 43.4% 168th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.98 years 2024 up 0.1% 99th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.97 years 2024 up 0.3% 96th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.998 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 99th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 9.9% 178th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% 2018 down 24.0% 92nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 17.5% 2018 down 31.3% 89th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 94.7% 2024 down 1.9% 71st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.988 GPI 2024 down 0.7% 130th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 95.8% 2024 down 1.2% 63rd Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 102.7% 2024 up 5.5% 24th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 15 2024 down 71.7% 157th Progression to secondary school, male 99.8% 2016 up 0.6% 37th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 85.7% 2024 up 4.3% 91st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.08 million number 2018 down 3.8% 15th School enrollment, secondary, female 97.8% 2017 up 3.7% 7th School enrollment, secondary, male 98.2% 2017 up 4.5% 5th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 14.3% 2024 down 19.8% 102nd Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.9% 2024 up 3.0% 5th Government expenditure on education, US$ 97,329 millions 2022 up 49.0% 10th Progression to secondary school, female 99.5% 2016 up 1.0% 38th Expenditure on tertiary education 20.4% 2016 — 80th ← Previous Page 11 of 52 Next →