Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational in South Korea
South Korea: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in South Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in South 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 South Korea peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2013.
That places South 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.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 51.9% | — |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 70.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 70.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.7%, 4.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.0% | 51.9% | 64.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 62.9% | 70.1% | 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 70.1% 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 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2013.
- How does South Korea rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- South Korea ranks 6th out of 66 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 34.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release