Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year 2024 up 325.9% 80th Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5287 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,867.3% 112th Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.3% 181st Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 2024 up 1.4% 107th School enrollment, primary 100.9% 2024 up 1.4% 99th Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person 2024 up 2.4% 174th Primary education, teachers 173,133 2024 up 4.4% 39th Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year 2024 up 25.7% 164th Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.1% 187th Number of infant deaths, female, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 57.6% 195th Number of infant deaths, male, annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year 2024 up 22.8% 158th Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 62.8% 186th Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 56.1% 194th Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year 2024 up 8.7% 168th Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.7% 186th Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 58.3% 195th Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -5.22 % change on previous year 2024 up 7.4% 162nd Number of under-five deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 63.7% 186th Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 57.1% 196th Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.734 live births per woman 2024 down 38.7% 234th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) 22.58 % change on previous year 2024 up 188.1% 39th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.94 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,458.5% 182nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), annual growth -7.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 904.9% 181st Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.3% 180th School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% 2024 up 1.6% 91st School enrollment, primary, male 101.0% 2024 up 1.2% 101st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0514 units per person 2024 down 27.1% 186th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3417 % change on previous year 2024 down 148.0% 152nd Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 133.6% 109th Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 2023 down 57.6% 132nd Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 2023 down 55.9% 131st Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 2023 down 57.7% 133rd Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre 2023 down 56.5% 132nd Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre 26.79 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% 42nd Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 26.79 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% 42nd Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year 2023 down 44.1% 231st Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 0.72 live births per woman 2023 down 40.3% 234th Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 0.72 live births per woman 2023 down 40.3% 234th Labor force, total, per capita 0.5778 units per person 2025 up 7.1% 11th Labor force, total 29.87 million 2025 up 8.5% 23rd Labor force, female 44.4% 2025 up 5.8% 105th Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 100.9% 2024 up 1.4% 107th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual 38.1 % change on previous year 2024 up 214.3% 25th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), annual 14.63 % change on previous year 2024 up 175.4% 42nd School completion, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 146th School completion, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.8% 153rd Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 10.8% 146th Share of children who have completed primary school 100.0% 2025 up 0.0% 1st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.3% 181st Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 13.05 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.0% 40th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 13.74 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 39th Labor force, total, annual growth rate 0.1002 % change on previous year 2025 down 93.5% 146th Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.7853 % change on previous year 2024 up 660.6% 102nd Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre 26.92 units per square kilometre 2023 down 29.5% 34th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0033 units per person 2024 up 2.4% 174th Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 233,046 2024 down 2.9% 33rd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9982 GPI 2020 down 0.3% 73rd Human capital composite index 0.1995 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 35.0% 93rd Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.3% 180th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita 0.0249 units per person 2024 down 26.1% 187th ← Previous Page 2 of 52 Next →