Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 14.48 headcount basis 2024 down 12.3% 85th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 40,853 millions 2022 up 59.9% 9th Adolescents out of school, female 3.0% 2024 up 8.3% 109th Adolescents out of school, male 2.8% 2024 up 12.8% 115th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2019 up 400.0% 50th Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 33rd Official entrance age to early childhood education 1 years 2019 down 80.0% 120th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 10 number 2018 down 16.7% 139th Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.9% 2024 down 2.7% 69th Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 10.94 headcount basis 2024 down 19.8% 75th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 11 number 2018 up 10.0% 161st Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary 12.44 headcount basis 2024 down 21.3% 51st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 30th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 97.0% 2024 down 0.2% 53rd Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9974 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 114th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 49.0% 2024 down 1.1% 103rd Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.0% 2024 down 2.1% 103rd Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 51.0% 2024 up 1.1% 67th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary 11.42 headcount basis 2024 down 23.5% 62nd Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 97.2% 2024 down 0.3% 47th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 2.2% 2024 down 14.2% 63rd Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.35 million number 2018 down 34.2% 47th Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 2022 — 74th Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 50.5% 2024 up 2.0% 71st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 49.5% 2024 down 2.0% 98th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.0% 2024 down 3.9% 98th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.5% 2024 up 21.8% 77th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary 10.53 headcount basis 2024 down 25.7% 47th Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 41,232 millions 2022 up 64.4% 9th Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 32,492 millions 2022 up 61.3% 8th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.08 GPIA 2024 down 3.3% 47th ← Previous Page 19 of 52 Next →