Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.029 units per person 2024 down 25.7% 9th Labor force, total, per square kilometre 303.15 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.8% 11th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.76 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 36th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.8% 140th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.1% 124th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 13 units per square kilometre 2023 down 28.4% 36th Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 16.62 years 2023 down 0.4% 34th School enrollment, preprimary 91.8% 2020 down 1.1% 55th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 13.92 units per square kilometre 2023 down 30.5% 32nd School enrollment, tertiary, male 118.0% 2024 up 11.7% 3rd School enrollment, tertiary, female 105.2% 2024 up 28.8% 16th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.8915 GPI 2024 up 15.3% 153rd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9944 GPI 2020 down 0.0% 120th Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate -0.3417 % change on previous year 2024 down 148.0% 140th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 9.41 units per square kilometre 2023 down 28.2% 31st Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 2.78 million 2017 down 19.0% 32nd Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person 2024 up 5.8% 125th Secondary education, teachers, female 151,467 2024 up 7.9% 30th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 28.3 units per square kilometre 2023 down 17.5% 11th Average years of schooling among adults 12.72 years 2023 up 6.7% 25th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 12.72 years 2023 up 6.7% 25th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 12.72 years 2023 up 6.7% 25th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 69.4% 2024 down 13.9% 43rd Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.5% 174th Average years of schooling, males vs. females 13.33 years 2023 up 5.0% 10th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.1% 178th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per person 2024 down 21.0% 178th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 14.7% 179th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 16.92 years 2023 down 2.6% 20th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.2% 177th Primary completion rate, male 103.1% 2024 up 4.3% 22nd Primary completion rate, female 102.6% 2024 up 5.2% 30th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.8% 178th Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.3% 181st Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0045 units per person 2024 down 4.8% 141st Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 2.4 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.0% 27th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0541 units per person 2017 down 23.2% 155th Secondary education, general pupils 2.78 million 2017 down 19.0% 32nd Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.4% 179th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.26 million number 2018 down 1.2% 30th Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.3% 2024 up 1.1% 48th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 99.0% 2018 up 0.4% 84th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.85 years 2018 down 0.1% 84th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.2% 36th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 4.57 units per square kilometre 2023 down 28.1% 30th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.4074 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.2% 36th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 4.84 units per square kilometre 2023 down 28.2% 30th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0006 units per square kilometre 2023 down 48.9% 172nd Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 28.49 units per square kilometre 2017 down 19.5% 26th School enrollment, preprimary, male 91.7% 2020 down 1.3% 51st School enrollment, preprimary, female 91.9% 2020 down 1.0% 50th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 0.4856 % change on previous year 2024 down 67.3% 119th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 4.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 104.5% 66th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 293,568 2017 down 41.0% 35th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 30th ← Previous Page 4 of 52 Next →