Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Korea
Korea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 2.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Korea stood at 2.8%.
The figure is up 61.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Korea peaked at 3.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Korea 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +105.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -51.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +188.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -95.5% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +1255.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -46.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -55.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +263.5% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +61.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 2.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Korea's 2.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.8%, 35% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1255.5% | 0.1% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 114 Kazakhstan 2.9% compare
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.8% compare
- 116 Brunei Darussalam 2.8% compare
- 118 Cyprus 2.6% compare
- 119 Russian Federation 2.6% compare
- 120 Estonia 2.5% compare
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, male in Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Korea was 2.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Korea ranks 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release