Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 155 2024 down 20.9% 18th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 25,957 2018 down 2.2% 7th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% 94th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.9% 2024 up 3,638.0% 118th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 16,557 2018 down 11.9% 4th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 40,117 2024 up 2,909.5% 68th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 146 2023 down 35.1% 57th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 62,112 2024 up 13.3% 80th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 2023 up 23.2% 162nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2023 down 46.2% 164th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 3.2% 2023 down 4.6% 122nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 4.5% 2024 up 57.0% 160th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 2.3% 2023 down 8.9% 95th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 94.5% 2024 down 0.3% 53rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.1% 2023 up 67.4% 139th Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 94.5% 2024 down 0.4% 49th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 13.1% 80th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 100th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 up 27.1% 140th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 83.8% 2024 up 2.0% 115th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 26 number 2018 up 23.8% 165th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 5.0% 2024 up 62.9% 146th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 4.0% 2024 up 50.3% 162nd Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 81,638 2024 up 197.7% 9th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 33,544 2024 up 19.2% 76th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 94.6% 2024 down 0.2% 52nd Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 28,568 2024 up 7.0% 84th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 0.0% 2023 down 61.3% 163rd Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 62,301 2024 up 149.0% 14th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2018 down 8.0% 31st Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 19.5% 88th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 16.2% 2024 down 9.2% 79th Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 6.6% 2024 up 224.0% 50th Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 1.37 GPIA 2024 down 0.6% 4th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2018 down 17.2% 21st Adolescents out of school 2.9% 2024 up 3,638.0% 115th Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 4.2% 2024 up 228.7% 76th Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.5% 2022 up 28.4% 41st Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 14.48 headcount basis 2024 down 12.3% 110th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 up 20.7% 150th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 2.3% 2022 up 36.7% 20th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 59.7% 2024 up 5.4% 157th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 41,500 2024 down 49.6% 84th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 97.1% 2024 down 2.8% 67th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.0% 2024 up 8.3% 111th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.1% 2024 down 41.8% 151st Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.1% 2024 down 49.9% 169th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 20,352 2024 down 3.6% 68th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 2.8% 2024 up 12.8% 117th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 19,765 2024 down 2.3% 75th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 71.9% 2024 up 4.3% 139th Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 0 2024 — 75th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.2% 2024 down 52.7% 170th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 8 2024 up 33.3% 118th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 11 2024 down 38.9% 120th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 95.5% 2024 down 1.7% 25th Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 84,749 number 2018 up 110.2% 13th ← Previous Page 15 of 52 Next →