Progression to secondary school, female in South Korea
South Korea: Progression to secondary school, female was 99.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in South Korea, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 99.5% for progression to secondary school, female in 2016.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in South Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 1971.
South Korea ranks 38th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.3% | 58.6% | 91.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 95.8% | 98.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 29.87 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in South Korea?
- Progression to secondary school, female in South Korea was 99.5% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 1971.
- How does South Korea rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- South Korea ranks 38th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).