Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 458,443 2024 down 3.5% 59th School age population, primary education, male 1.27 million 2024 down 10.7% 60th School age population, primary education, female 1.21 million 2024 down 8.6% 60th School age population, primary education, both sexes 2.48 million 2024 down 9.7% 60th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 177,833 2024 down 28.2% 68th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 168,464 2024 down 27.7% 69th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 346,297 2024 down 28.0% 68th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 164,021 2024 down 29.1% 71st School age population, one year before the official primary entry 155,321 2024 down 28.5% 71st School age population, one year before the official primary entry 319,342 2024 down 28.8% 71st School age population, pre-primary education, male 454,111 2024 down 35.7% 70th School age population, pre-primary education, female 431,338 2024 down 35.1% 72nd School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 885,449 2024 down 35.4% 72nd Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 2.51 million 2024 down 8.4% 60th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.9% 2024 up 3.0% 5th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 2.51 million 2024 down 8.4% 60th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 2.66 million 2024 down 25.7% 43rd Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 1.54 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.7% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 101.0% 2024 up 1.2% 107th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.998 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 102nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 100.8% 2024 up 1.6% 97th School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years 2024 up 1.5% 89th School life expectancy, primary, female 6.05 years 2024 up 1.8% 83rd Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2024 down 98.1% 200th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year 2017 down 372.6% 190th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9983 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 100th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 99.3% 2018 up 0.5% 78th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 98.8% 2018 up 0.2% 89th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.87 years 2018 down 0.0% 81st School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9962 GPI 2018 down 0.3% 108th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.82 years 2018 down 0.3% 85th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 412,067 2024 down 32.9% 40th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 434,627 2024 down 33.5% 39th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 76 2024 down 15.6% 167th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 down 61.2% 172nd Government expenditure on education, total 5.4% 2022 up 27.5% 43rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0004 units per square kilometre 2023 down 38.9% 173rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 22.3% 161st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 12.92 number per square kilometre 2018 down 1.3% 22nd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 98.9% 2023 down 0.4% 26th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 36th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0057 units per person 2017 down 44.1% 99th Secondary education, vocational pupils 293,568 2017 down 41.0% 35th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 233,046 2024 down 2.9% 33rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.38 % change on previous year 2018 — 148th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.4 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.0% 27th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 3.01 units per square kilometre 2017 down 41.3% 29th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 98.8% 2022 up 0.1% 25th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 96.3% 2024 down 2.4% 82nd Number of under-five deaths, male 381 2024 down 56.2% 117th Number of under-five deaths, female 298 2024 down 57.4% 117th Number of infant deaths, male 313 2024 down 55.2% 118th Number of infant deaths, female 243 2024 down 56.8% 118th School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.78 years 2024 down 2.0% 105th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 5.08 years 2018 down 10.2% 3rd School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.8186 GPI 2018 up 14.7% 136th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 4.15 years 2018 up 3.0% 27th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.83 years 2024 down 0.2% 95th ← Previous Page 6 of 52 Next →