Education in Korea 40 indicators covering education for Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 0.6724 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over 2040 down 50.0% 26th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0016 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 91.2% 23rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 18.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 4.8% 19th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 81.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 1.2% 9th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0875 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 12.0% 26th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 2.5% 26th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 0.6% 2nd Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2025 unchanged 1st Adults' gender distribution, by educational attainment level and age 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 unchanged 1st Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate 85 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2022 down 2.0% 2nd Education statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Enrolment rate 85 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2022 down 2.0% 2nd Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students 12.99 Years 2024 down 1.3% 1st Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender 48.49 Percentage of students 2024 up 1.7% 3rd Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 107.65 Index 2025 up 7.6% 2nd Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 0.8879 Percentage of students 2024 down 77.5% 2nd Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 1st Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 1st Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled 8.88 million Persons 2023 down 17.6% 1st Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates 1.36 million Persons 2024 down 31.5% 1st Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 941,235 Persons 2024 down 44.2% 1st Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students 3 Percentage of students 2024 up 1,414.2% 1st Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 1st Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 85,538 Persons 2023 down 23.0% 1st Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 2.22 Percentage of students 2024 up 275.6% 1st Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 0.003 Percentage of students 2024 down 7.8% 10th Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 0.8915 Percentage of students 2023 down 56.7% 1st Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 2.51 million Persons 2024 down 8.0% 1st Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 37 Persons 2024 up 48.0% 1st Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 186,260 Persons 2024 down 18.1% 1st Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 38.16 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 down 4.6% 2nd Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 757 Hours per year 2023 up 31.9% 2nd Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 8 Persons 2024 up 300.0% 1st Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 4.09 Percentage of students 2024 up 1,107.0% 1st Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 76 Persons 2024 down 15.6% 3rd Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 3.14 Percentage of students 2023 up 0.9% 3rd Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and 186,260 Persons 2024 down 18.1% 1st