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 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea stood at 1.14 GPIA.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4578 GPIA, in 2007.
Korea ranks 38th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5371 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5906 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7135 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.669 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.717 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6204 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4608 GPIA | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4578 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8322 GPIA | +81.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9881 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 1.42 GPIA | +43.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9396 GPIA | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9147 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +81.8% | 0.4578 GPIA | 0.8322 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6587 GPIA | 0.4578 GPIA | 0.9881 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.9396 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.14 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Korea was 1.14 GPIA 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 1.42 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4578 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Korea ranks 38th out of 169 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 up 2.8%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and 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