Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Korea
Korea: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 9,080 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Korea, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Korea stood at 9,080. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Korea peaked at 9,080 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,428, in 1998.
Korea ranks 41st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,651 | 1,428 | 1,873 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,834 | 6,408 | 7,250 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8,526 | 7,975 | 9,080 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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 tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Korea?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Korea was 9,080 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,080 in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,428 in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- Korea ranks 41st out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release