Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea
Korea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea stood at 1.08 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea peaked at 1.74 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1109 GPIA, in 2000.
Korea ranks 47th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1109 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6946 GPIA | +526.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6998 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6827 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6881 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5067 GPIA | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6834 GPIA | +34.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.74 GPIA | +54.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8384 GPIA | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +33.7% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.4% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.983 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +526.5% | 0.1109 GPIA | 0.6946 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6389 GPIA | 0.1109 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.74 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.8384 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1109 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Korea ranks 47th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release