Inbound internationally: Students from Ethiopia … Ethiopia adjusted in South Korea
South Korea: Inbound internationally: Students from Ethiopia … Ethiopia adjusted was 0.3667 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in South Korea, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.3667 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Korea peaked at 0.3667 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2207 GPIA, in 2014.
South Korea ranks 27th of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students from Ethiopia … Ethiopia adjusted in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2549 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2207 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2606 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2485 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.232 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2488 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2408 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3141 GPIA | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2759 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3096 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3667 GPIA | +18.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.3667 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3402 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.3667 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0863 GPIA, 4.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2438 GPIA | 0.2207 GPIA | 0.2606 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3166 GPIA | 0.2759 GPIA | 0.3667 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Korea?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Korea was 0.3667 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3667 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2207 GPIA in 2014.
- How does South Korea rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- South Korea ranks 27th out of 57 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from Ethiopia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release