Education in South Korea

3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9997 GPI 2017 down 0.5% 102nd
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 94.5% 2024 down 0.4% 49th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 646,522 number 2018 down 32.3% 47th
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 33rd
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 14 number 2018 down 73.1% 156th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 5 number 2018 down 68.8% 162nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 70 2023 up 29.6% 108th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 73.7% 166th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 32nd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.55 million number 2018 down 19.1% 27th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 21 number 2018 down 53.3% 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 8.2% 128th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2022 72nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.0% 2017 up 11.7% 125th
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Net intake rate in grade 1 93.5% 2011 up 2.2% 19th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 737,224 number 2018 down 18.3% 27th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.0% 2017 up 35.2% 126th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 20.4% 2024 up 4.9% 149th
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation 58.6% 2022 down 5.5% 96th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 37,906 2023 down 9.1% 7th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 64 2023 down 40.7% 30th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 49,724 2023 down 12.1% 9th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3,858 2023 down 5.5% 12th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 28 2023 up 64.7% 97th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 779 2023 up 117.6% 59th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 77 2023 down 35.3% 43rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 65 2023 down 35.0% 58th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 22.2% 53rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 3.1% 2023 up 18.6% 45th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 4.0% 2023 up 14.7% 69th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.26 UIS estimate 2023 up 13.0% 32nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 23.3% 25th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 118.1% 148th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 183.3% 100th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 15.1% 58th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 15.2% 77th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.39 UIS estimate 2023 up 24.3% 22nd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 56.8% 118th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 9th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 up 47.5% 119th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8177 UIS estimate 2023 up 90.0% 65th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 16th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 29th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.19 UIS estimate 2023 up 6.5% 69th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.7358 UIS estimate 2023 up 39.3% 64th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 3 number 2018 down 25.0% 139th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8259 UIS estimate 2023 down 8.5% 83rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 31st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8725 UIS estimate 2023 down 4.7% 95th
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 20th