Education in South Korea 3,110 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 97.9% 2018 down 2.3% 31st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 25,206 2023 down 40.1% 11th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 39,969 2023 down 30.2% 20th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3,404 2023 down 17.5% 13th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 42 2023 up 13.5% 111th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,035 2023 up 8.6% 65th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 81 2023 down 35.2% 54th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 102 2023 down 32.0% 47th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 163 2023 up 39.3% 27th Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 78,533 number 2018 up 16.5% 11th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 55.5% 171st Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.7% 2024 up 6.9% 188th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 7.3% 76th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 11.0% 76th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 91.2% 39th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9996 GPI 2018 down 0.1% 101st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 127 2023 down 37.1% 51st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 110 2023 down 36.8% 47th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 49.2% 119th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 3.0% 2023 down 4.1% 95th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.9% 2023 down 17.8% 66th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 13.3% 27th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 13.2% 96th Share of primary school teachers who are women 76.7% 2024 down 2.4% 114th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 13.7% 94th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.7493 GPIA 2024 down 9.1% 100th Share of students studying abroad 3.2% 2023 down 4.6% 122nd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 16 2024 down 42.9% 158th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 3 2025 unchanged 169th End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st Enrolment in primary education, female 1.32 million number 2018 down 24.9% 53rd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 97.0% 2024 up 1.0% 56th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 97.5% 2024 up 1.2% 46th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9949 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 138th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 up 44.2% 163rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 12 2024 down 7.7% 162nd Over-age students, primary 0.8% 2017 down 42.9% 174th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 6 2024 down 14.3% 165th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 12 2024 up 33.3% 160th Secondary education, teachers 65.0% 2024 up 11.1% 65th School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% 2017 down 2.4% 30th School enrollment, primary, male 97.3% 2017 down 2.1% 29th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 9 2025 unchanged 106th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 69.4% 2024 down 13.9% 43rd Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 0.9995 GPI 2017 down 0.5% 110th Over-age students, primary, male 0.8% 2017 down 45.1% 174th Over-age students, primary, female 0.7% 2017 down 39.8% 171st Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9974 index 2024 up 0.1% 114th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 82.1% 50th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 up 58.6% 164th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 93.8% 2018 down 1.1% 49th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9231 GPI 2018 up 2.1% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 101.6% 2018 down 3.2% 11th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 11 2024 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