Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in South Korea
South Korea: Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational was 70.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in South Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 70.6% for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in South Korea peaked at 70.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2013.
South Korea ranks 7th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 52.3% | — |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | +2.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 70.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 70.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.1%, 3.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.4% | 52.3% | 64.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 63.3% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South 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 educational development in South Korea?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in South Korea was 70.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2013.
- How does South Korea rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- South Korea ranks 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release