Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 70.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Republic of Korea, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Republic of Korea is 70.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Republic of Korea peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2013.
That places Republic of Korea 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.0% | 51.9% | 64.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 62.9% | 70.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Republic of 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Republic of Korea?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Republic of Korea was 70.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2013.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Republic of Korea ranks 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release