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 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
Korea ranks 169th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 59% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 13% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
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 0.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Korea ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release