Inbound internationally: Students from Iraq … Iraq adjusted in South Korea
South Korea: Inbound internationally: Students from Iraq … Iraq adjusted was 0.6875 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in South Korea, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.6875 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in South Korea peaked at 0.8235 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.25 GPIA, in 2015.
South Korea ranks 22nd of 62 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 Iraq … Iraq adjusted in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6429 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2759 GPIA | -57.1% |
| 2015 | 0.25 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3529 GPIA | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 0.381 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4444 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6818 GPIA | +53.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8235 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6 GPIA | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6875 GPIA | +14.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.6875 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4814 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.6875 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6129 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4327 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 0.6818 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7278 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.8235 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 asia: students from in South Korea?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in South Korea was 0.6875 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8235 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 GPIA in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- South Korea ranks 22nd out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Asia: Students from Iraq, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release