Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Korea
Korea: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Korea, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Korea is 1.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.4% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Korea peaked at 1.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
Korea ranks 11th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 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 government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Korea?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Korea was 1.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Korea ranks 11th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release