Education in South Korea

3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary 42.0% 2010 up 118.1% 1st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary 25.0% 2010 up 175.7% 11th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary 33.3% 2010 up 123.7% 1st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary 14.9% 2010 up 119.2% 32nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary 23.1% 2010 up 82.9% 13th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary 10.4% 2010 up 135.2% 37th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary 16.7% 2010 up 65.6% 21st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary 7.4% 2010 up 189.8% 49th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary 12.9% 2010 up 46.6% 35th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary 25.1% 2010 up 30.5% 3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary 24.4% 2010 up 22.3% 3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary 36.1% 2010 up 53.1% 9th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. 41.6% 2010 up 37.7% 4th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary 85.2% 2010 up 36.6% 2nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 85.0% 2010 up 29.3% 2nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary 77.8% 2010 up 68.5% 1st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary 78.3% 2010 up 56.2% 1st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary 33.4% 2010 up 72.6% 12th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 39.8% 2010 up 48.4% 7th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary 68.4% 2010 up 93.1% 3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 70.3% 2010 up 66.8% 2nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary 52.2% 2010 up 102.6% 6th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary 56.1% 2010 up 60.1% 5th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary 39.5% 2010 up 154.0% 18th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary 46.0% 2010 up 84.5% 7th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary 27.6% 2010 up 153.6% 22nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary 36.5% 2010 up 98.5% 11th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary 16.8% 2010 up 106.0% 50th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary 25.3% 2010 up 69.6% 24th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary 11.7% 2010 up 118.8% 52nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary 18.4% 2010 up 53.1% 33rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary 8.4% 2010 up 173.5% 62nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary 14.5% 2010 up 50.2% 48th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 114.3% 30th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.54 GPIA 2023 up 54.2% 8th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 1.9% 2024 up 86.5% 36th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Viet 1.39 GPIA 2023 up 92.6% 17th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1.67 GPIA 2023 up 66.7% 5th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 1.61 GPIA 2023 up 37.8% 9th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 884.2% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.4 GPIA 2023 up 140.0% 14th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified 72.3% 2024 up 4.4% 9th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.3667 GPIA 2023 up 43.8% 27th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.86 GPIA 2023 up 39.3% 9th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.6133 GPIA 2023 up 92.4% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.192 GPIA 2023 down 63.2% 46th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 1.55 GPIA 2023 up 1,136.4% 10th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 0.4121 LPIA 2024 up 39.4% 30th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 0.6753 GPIA 2024 up 69.9% 48th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks 66.7% 2023 up 53.3% 34th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent 1.1% 2024 up 40.0% 19th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.7647 GPIA 2023 up 81.6% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.83 GPIA 2023 up 144.4% 7th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.54 GPIA 2023 up 11.9% 11th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.56 GPIA 2023 up 3.7% 12th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.5714 GPIA 2023 up 471.4% 24th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.83 GPIA 2023 up 16.7% 15th
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed 28.1% 2024 down 24.0% 7th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.5897 GPIA 2023 up 55.9% 37th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks 66.0% 2023 up 56.4% 36th