Education in South Korea

3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 70.1% 2024 up 34.0% 6th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 14.28 2017 down 10.1% 102nd
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index 0.8875 index 2015 up 4.6% 93rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 101st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4289 UIS estimate 2023 down 59.2% 103rd
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 94.3% 2011 up 3.9% 15th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 71.0% 2024 up 34.2% 5th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 92.8% 2011 up 0.8% 19th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, adjusted gender parity index 1.29 GPIA 2023 down 2.4% 24th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 0.9875 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 38th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, adjusted gender parity 0.8424 GPIA 2023 up 22.1% 20th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 29.2% 49th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, adjusted 0.9362 GPIA 2023 up 66.5% 26th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, female (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 up 2.9% 19th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, female (UIS estimate) 4.0% 2023 down 4.3% 78th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, adjusted gender parity index 1.35 GPIA 2023 up 2.4% 1st
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, adjusted 1.47 GPIA 2023 up 10.7% 4th
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 132 2023 down 13.7% 49th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 117 2023 down 23.5% 45th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 35.0% 49th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 29.1% 57th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, adjusted gender 0.9456 GPIA 2023 down 17.9% 38th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 12.5% 95th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 0.3% 97th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 81.1% 106th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, female (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 136.5% 91st
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, female 3.1% 2023 down 1.0% 62nd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity 0.999 GPIA 2023 down 14.2% 43rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 38th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, adjusted gender parity index 0.491 GPIA 2023 down 61.4% 68th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.11 UIS estimate 2023 up 28.6% 90th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 43rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.14 UIS estimate 2023 up 12.8% 97th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1,381 2023 up 269.3% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 344 2023 up 50.9% 44th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male 1,386 2023 up 83.8% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 677 2023 up 135.9% 33rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 4,823 2023 up 163.6% 14th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 2,687 2023 up 456.3% 16th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1,640 2023 up 60.2% 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 874 2023 down 36.4% 41st
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 48,073 number 2018 up 144.0% 11th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 80.3% 2018 up 0.1% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 10,265 2023 up 684.8% 3rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 6,524 2023 up 228.2% 3rd
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 38,303 number 2018 down 39.4% 50th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 28th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 24th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9995 GPIA 2023 down 0.0% 108th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 58,643 2023 up 145.7% 3rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 36,140 2023 up 78.8% 4th
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 100 2020 unchanged 1st
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 100 2020 unchanged 1st
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 98.7 2020 up 0.7% 1st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 1.24 GPIA 2023 up 0.4% 32nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 9.8% 29th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 16.8% 70th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, female 0.0% 2023 down 6.2% 67th