Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Korea
Korea: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1.8% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Korea peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
Korea ranks 154th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +34.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -44.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 50% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.5%, 19% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Korea was 1.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Korea ranks 154th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release