Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Korea
Korea: Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ was 25,220 in 2022. β² Rising
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Korea, 1998β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Korea stood at 25,220. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Korea peaked at 25,220 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,039, in 1998.
Korea ranks 2nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,272 | 3,039 | 3,505 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14,242 | 11,887 | 18,102 | 5 |
| 2020s | 21,025 | 18,207 | 25,220 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Luxembourg 30,715 compare
- 3 Singapore 22,155 compare
- 4 Switzerland 20,362 compare
- 5 Norway 18,083 compare
More education data for Korea
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Korea?
- Initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Korea was 25,220 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 25,220 in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,039 in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.2%. 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 Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release