Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population, age 7, male 233,621 2015 down 27.4% 55th Population, age 8, male 236,075 2015 down 28.5% 54th Population, age 9, male 239,010 2015 down 29.1% 54th Population, age 10, male 241,778 2015 down 29.5% 53rd Population, age 11, male 243,736 2015 down 30.1% 52nd Population, age 12, male 249,938 2015 down 28.9% 50th Population, age 13, male 262,589 2015 down 24.8% 46th Population, age 14, male 279,145 2015 down 18.9% 43rd Population, age 15, male 294,879 2015 down 13.0% 39th Population, age 16, male 310,774 2015 down 6.5% 35th Population, age 17, male 323,752 2015 down 2.4% 34th Population, age 18, male 331,814 2015 down 2.4% 34th Population, age 19, male 336,343 2015 down 5.0% 34th Population, age 20, male 341,418 2015 down 7.0% 34th Population, age 21, male 347,059 2015 down 9.0% 34th Population, age 22, male 349,284 2015 down 10.6% 33rd Population, age 23, male 346,786 2015 down 11.5% 32nd Population, age 24, male 341,597 2015 down 11.8% 32nd Population, age 25, male 336,315 2015 down 12.5% 31st Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.891 2024 down 7.1% 101st Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 64.3% 2024 down 7.5% 35th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 0.0% 2023 down 28.1% 123rd Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 24,800 millions 2022 up 43.8% 13th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 79.6% 2024 down 1.2% 11th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 13,908 millions 2022 up 72.6% 7th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 69.1% 2024 down 18.6% 33rd Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 18,571 number 2018 down 50.6% 53rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 2.09 million number 2018 down 6.3% 11th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 19,732 number 2018 down 23.0% 48th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 14,176 millions 2022 up 49.7% 7th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 81.5% 2024 up 7.3% 32nd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 81.5% 2024 up 7.3% 32nd Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 25,278 millions 2022 up 22.3% 14th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 242,332 number 2018 down 6.7% 18th Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes 97.7% 2016 up 4.8% 1st Completion rate, upper secondary education, female 99.2% 2016 up 5.3% 2nd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 76.1% 2024 up 10.3% 45th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 76.1% 2024 up 10.3% 44th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 87.0% 2024 up 4.7% 16th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 87.0% 2024 up 4.7% 16th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 14.8% 2010 down 11.1% 37th Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 24.9% 2022 up 69.6% 12th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 876,469 number 2018 down 0.0% 14th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 20 number 2018 down 9.1% 121st Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 13.56 2017 down 33.7% 71st Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 39.4% 2024 up 9.0% 135th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 0.7% 2024 up 14.9% 135th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 60.6% 2024 down 5.1% 15th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 97.9% 2024 up 1.4% 49th Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women 67.6% 2021 — 15th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 128,617 number 2018 down 2.2% 19th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.1% 2024 down 0.2% 115th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.9% 2024 down 0.4% 115th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.9% 2024 up 0.2% 40th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 97.9% 2024 up 1.4% 48th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.875 GPIA 2024 up 5.3% 100th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.4% 2024 up 0.5% 36th Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 14.43 years 2040 up 1.5% 2nd ← Previous Page 24 of 52 Next →