School enrollment, secondary in South Korea
South Korea: School enrollment, secondary was 98.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in South Korea, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 98.0% for school enrollment, secondary in 2017.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in South Korea peaked at 98.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 1971.
That places South Korea 7th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.5% | 35.3% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 68.6% | 84.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 86.9% | 95.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.6% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 94.9% | 98.2% | 8 |
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 school enrollment, secondary in South Korea?
- School enrollment, secondary in South Korea was 98.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 1971.
- How does South Korea rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- South Korea ranks 7th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.