Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female 35.9% 2024 up 10.9% 69th Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 23,302 2023 up 184.0% 17th Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 1.9% 2023 up 191.4% 39th Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained 99.4% 2024 up 0.1% 28th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.2% 2024 up 36.5% 44th Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% 2024 unchanged 32nd Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 2.3% 2021 up 75.6% 11th Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 39,455 2024 down 15.8% 5th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 98.2% 2016 up 5.2% 2nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.71 GPIA 2023 up 54.2% 1st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.5881 GPIA 2023 up 48.2% 50th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.47 2023 up 96.9% 3rd Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.4885 2023 up 28.3% 61st Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 85.3% 2022 down 7.6% 6th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 44.9% 2024 up 13.1% 5th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 44.3% 2022 down 7.8% 76th Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female 19,234 2024 down 6.4% 4th Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions 0 2018 — 81st Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 39.5% 2024 up 19.7% 11th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 1.25 GPIA 2023 up 12.9% 6th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.1% 2024 up 104.7% 42nd Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 83.8% 2022 down 7.8% 1st Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 45.8% 2022 down 11.1% 72nd Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male 20,221 2024 down 23.1% 4th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2017 — 39th Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1.38 2023 up 20.0% 7th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 34.3% 2024 up 29.2% 24th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1.75 2023 up 25.9% 5th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 100.0% 2016 up 6.5% 1st Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.7635 GPIA 2024 up 14.2% 65th Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 65.0% 2024 up 11.1% 31st Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 26.7% 2024 up 22.3% 8th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 22.2% 2024 up 31.8% 16th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 16.3% 2022 up 1.1% 24th Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 1.37 GPIA 2023 up 52.4% 22nd Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 16.0% 2022 up 5.1% 25th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 5.1% 2024 up 20.9% 44th Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9891 LPIA 2023 up 1.2% 42nd Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 5.1% 2024 up 20.9% 44th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 5.9% 2024 up 10.9% 40th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.5951 LPIA 2024 up 8.1% 14th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.5632 LPIA 2024 up 10.1% 26th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted 1.28 GPIA 2023 up 66.1% 16th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 5.9% 2024 up 10.9% 40th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 33.8% 2024 up 25.6% 19th Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 0.5571 2023 up 111.1% 57th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 17.6% 2024 up 47.4% 28th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1.34 GPIA 2023 up 14.9% 15th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.6101 GPIA 2023 up 13.8% 65th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 4.2% 2024 up 37.6% 47th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 1.32 GPIA 2023 up 81.1% 17th Proportion of youth and adults that did Internet banking, both sexes 79.5% 2023 up 134.5% 11th Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 1.5 GPIA 2023 up 10.1% 14th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 47.9% 2024 up 22.4% 19th Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 1.56 GPIA 2023 up 60.7% 5th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 41.4% 2022 down 9.1% 70th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.5129 LPIA 2024 up 14.1% 32nd Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 4.2% 2024 up 37.6% 46th Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or 73.4% 2023 up 93.7% 6th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 52.9% 2024 up 15.8% 11th ← Previous Page 42 of 52 Next →