Education in South Korea

3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0164 units per person 2024 down 34.5% 160th
School enrollment, secondary 96.3% 2024 down 2.4% 77th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0527 units per person 2024 down 19.3% 21st
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 1.74 2024 up 6.9% 188th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita 0.0266 units per person 2024 down 28.0% 184th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.9 per 1,000 2024 up 11.8% 170th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 172nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 165th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 down 20.0% 163rd
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 1.76 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 36th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.5% 180th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 44.6% 168th
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate 0.5643 % change on previous year 2024 up 169.7% 75th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.7% 136th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.1% 179th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 26.92 units per square kilometre 2023 down 29.5% 34th
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person 2024 down 4.8% 141st
Secondary education, teachers 233,046 2024 down 2.9% 33rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 95.9% 2024 down 2.5% 82nd
School enrollment, secondary, male 96.6% 2024 down 2.2% 71st
School enrollment, tertiary 111.9% 2024 up 18.4% 5th
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.4% 179th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita 0.008 units per person 2024 down 34.2% 156th
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 151,467 2024 up 7.9% 30th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0084 units per person 2024 down 34.8% 153rd
School enrollment, primary, private 1.7% 2024 up 6.9% 180th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0026 units per person 2024 down 0.1% 149th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2024 up 11.6% 142nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 44.4% 166th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2020 unchanged 68th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 233,131 number 2020 down 6.8% 57th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 221,034 number 2020 down 2.8% 58th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 454,165 number 2020 down 4.9% 57th
School age population, tertiary education, male 1.68 million number 2018 up 2.9% 31st
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 3.22 million number 2018 up 4.5% 33rd
School age population, tertiary education, female 1.53 million number 2018 up 6.3% 33rd
School age population, upper secondary education, male 761,816 number 2020 down 32.6% 44th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.46 million number 2020 down 31.4% 45th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 700,755 number 2020 down 29.9% 47th
School age population, secondary education, male 1.48 million number 2020 down 31.8% 47th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 2.84 million number 2020 down 30.8% 48th
School age population, secondary education, female 1.37 million number 2020 down 29.6% 50th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 715,245 number 2020 down 31.0% 57th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 1.38 million number 2020 down 30.2% 57th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 666,148 number 2020 down 29.2% 58th
School age population, primary education, male 1.40 million number 2020 down 17.4% 54th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 2.73 million number 2020 down 16.0% 55th
School age population, primary education, female 1.33 million number 2020 down 14.5% 57th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 453,439 number 2020 down 25.9% 54th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 233,914 number 2020 down 26.8% 54th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 219,525 number 2020 down 25.0% 54th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 691,551 number 2019 up 176.8% 54th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 1.35 million number 2019 up 182.8% 54th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 656,034 number 2019 up 189.3% 54th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 44.8% 165th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 1.7% 2024 up 6.9% 188th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.5% 178th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0 units per person 2024 down 17.2% 180th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.6% 147th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0238 units per person 2024 down 9.9% 46th