Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Korea
Korea: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary was 12.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Korea, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Korea stood at 12.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Korea peaked at 34.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2016.
Korea ranks 34th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.0% | — |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -58.9% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.5% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.2% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Korea?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Korea was 12.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2016.
- How does Korea rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Korea ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release