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. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
8.88 million Persons
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
11.59 million Persons
in 2005
All-time low
8.88 million Persons
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005–2023

Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β€” Students enrolled in Korea, 2005–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2005201420232005: 11.6M Persons2008: 11.5M Persons2009: 11.2M Persons2010: 11.1M Persons2011: 10.9M Persons2012: 10.8M Persons2013: 10.8M Persons2014: 10.7M Persons2015: 10.6M Persons2016: 10.4M Persons2023: 8.9M Persons

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Brazil 57.60 million Persons compare
  2. 2 Mexico 36.26 million Persons compare
  3. 3 Germany 17.34 million Persons compare
  4. 4 France 15.22 million Persons compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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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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Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year β€” Students enrolled
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 418 data points, 1995–2024
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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.