Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ was 23,218 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Republic of Korea, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Republic of Korea stood at 23,218 millions. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Republic of Korea peaked at 23,218 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,440 millions, in 1998.
Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,440 millions | — |
| 1999 | 3,214 millions | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 13,107 millions | +307.8% |
| 2017 | 14,636 millions | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 15,926 millions | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 17,214 millions | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 17,411 millions | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 20,155 millions | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 23,218 millions | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,827 millions | 2,440 millions | 3,214 millions | 2 |
| 2010s | 15,221 millions | 13,107 millions | 17,214 millions | 4 |
| 2020s | 20,261 millions | 17,411 millions | 23,218 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Republic of Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Republic of Korea?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Republic of Korea was 23,218 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 23,218 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,440 millions in 1998.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$?
- Republic of Korea ranks 8th out of 115 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release