Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β Students enrolled in Korea
Korea: Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β Students enrolled was 8.88 million Persons in 2023. βΌ Falling
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β Students enrolled in Korea, 2005β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Korea recorded 8.88 million Persons for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β students enrolled in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β students enrolled in Korea peaked at 11.59 million Persons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.88 million Persons, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.44 million Persons | 11.25 million Persons | 11.59 million Persons | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.76 million Persons | 10.39 million Persons | 11.09 million Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.88 million Persons | 8.88 million Persons | 8.88 million Persons | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β students enrolled in Korea?
- Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β students enrolled in Korea was 8.88 million Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β students enrolled recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.59 million Persons in 2005.
- What is the lowest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β students enrolled recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.88 million Persons in 2023.
- How does Korea rank for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β students enrolled?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β students enrolled rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on enrolment data adjusted to the financial year. This information is only used to calculate the expenditure per student and is provided as a reference statistics. It should NOT be used as the official enrolment figures. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.