Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Korea
Korea: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Korea is 84.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Korea peaked at 84.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2013.
Korea ranks 24th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 72.2% | — |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.3% | 72.2% | 80.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 80.4% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Korea?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Korea was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release