Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 737,224 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Republic of Korea, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 737,224 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.15 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 737,224 number, in 2018.
Republic of Korea ranks 27th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.02 million number | — |
| 1995 | 1.03 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.07 million number | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.15 million number | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million number | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million number | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 921,438 number | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 862,738 number | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 846,923 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 832,977 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 837,721 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 837,930 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 872,582 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 902,025 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 928,489 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 922,585 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 914,339 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 908,496 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 904,342 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 882,451 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 859,694 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 840,142 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 801,090 number | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 737,224 number | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.15 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 884,287 number | 832,977 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 863,374 number | 737,224 number | 922,585 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Republic of Korea?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Republic of Korea was 737,224 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 737,224 number in 2018.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Republic of Korea ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.