Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 34.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Republic of Korea, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 34.6% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Republic of Korea peaked at 34.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1998.
Republic of Korea ranks 3rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.5% | — |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 24.9% | 27.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 27.5% | 34.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Republic of Korea?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Republic of Korea was 34.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1998.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Republic of Korea ranks 3rd out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release