Education in South Korea 157 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 150 2024 down 28.2% 102nd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 220 2024 down 13.0% 99th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 551 2024 down 28.5% 86th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,053 2024 down 10.7% 80th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 100.5% 2017 down 7.4% 102nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 101.4% 2017 down 7.8% 94th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 33.1% 173rd Number of adults with no formal education by region 12,800 people 2100 down 40.2% 114th Population by level of education 19.84 million people 2100 down 9.1% 37th Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2017 up 147.8% 173rd Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2017 up 40.6% 173rd School enrollment, secondary, private 28.1% 2024 down 9.5% 43rd School enrollment, primary 97.3% 2017 down 2.2% 41st Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Over-age students, primary 0.8% 2017 down 42.9% 174th Secondary education, teachers 65.0% 2024 up 11.1% 65th School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% 2017 down 2.4% 30th School enrollment, primary, male 97.3% 2017 down 2.1% 29th Over-age students, primary, male 0.8% 2017 down 45.1% 174th Over-age students, primary, female 0.7% 2017 down 39.8% 171st Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Progression to secondary school 99.6% 2016 up 0.8% 27th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.5% 2017 down 2.1% 68th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Primary education, pupils 48.4% 2017 up 1.7% 122nd Tertiary education, academic staff 38.1% 2024 up 9.6% 105th Persistence to grade 5, female 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 28th Persistence to grade 5, male 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 24th School enrollment, secondary 98.0% 2017 up 4.1% 7th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 99.8% 2016 up 0.6% 37th School enrollment, secondary, female 97.8% 2017 up 3.7% 7th School enrollment, secondary, male 98.2% 2017 up 4.5% 5th Progression to secondary school, female 99.5% 2016 up 1.0% 38th Expenditure on tertiary education 20.4% 2016 — 80th Children out of school, primary 1,383 2024 down 98.3% 156th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.5% 2017 down 0.8% 45th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.6% 2017 down 0.1% 39th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.29 2017 down 36.4% 124th Expenditure on secondary education 38.7% 2016 — 41st Expenditure on primary education 31.7% 2016 — 80th Secondary education, pupils 47.8% 2017 up 2.0% 151st Children out of school, primary, female 15,928 2022 down 13.3% 87th Children out of school, primary, male 13,881 2022 down 21.3% 88th Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school 2.9% 2024 up 3,638.0% 115th Current education expenditure, total 83.8% 2022 down 2.8% 107th Current education expenditure, primary 82.0% 2022 down 4.2% 120th Current education expenditure, secondary 83.3% 2022 down 3.9% 107th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.27 2017 down 26.7% 110th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 13.03 2017 — 123rd Current education expenditure, tertiary 87.3% 2022 up 0.3% 80th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school, female 3.0% 2024 up 8.3% 109th Adolescents out of school, male 2.8% 2024 up 12.8% 115th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →