Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea
Korea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1.1% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.7% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea peaked at 2.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Korea 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -33.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -50.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +143.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -88.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +567.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +34.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +73.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -42.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +61.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -46.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -44.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +125.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -36.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +68.7% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 61% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.9%, 28% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +567.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 148 Slovakia 1.2% compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 150 Hong Kong, China 1.2% compare
- 152 Namibia 1.0% compare
- 153 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% compare
- 154 Denmark 0.9% 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Korea ranks 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release