Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6667 modelled data
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
166th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.6071 modelled data
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.6667 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6071 modelled data, in 2023.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 166th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.75 modelled data | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.875 modelled data | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9286 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8696 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8929 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9286 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9167 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8846 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8545 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8235 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7727 modelled data | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7368 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7143 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6667 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6774 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6333 modelled data | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6071 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.64 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6667 modelled data | +4.2% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 0.6667 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 modelled data, 66% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 0.6667 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7778 modelled data, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9223 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8425 modelled data | 0.7143 modelled data | 0.9286 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6485 modelled data | 0.6071 modelled data | 0.6774 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 163 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6935 modelled data compare
- 164 Samoa 0.6857 modelled data compare
- 165 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6667 modelled data compare
- 166 Brazil 0.6667 modelled data compare
- 166 Netherlands 0.6667 modelled data compare
- 169 Iceland 0.6471 modelled data compare
More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6071 modelled data in 2023.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release