Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Korea
Korea: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9779 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Korea stood at 0.9779 GPIA.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Korea peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9222 GPIA, in 2017.
Korea ranks 77th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9734 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9935 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9222 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9687 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9779 GPIA | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9222 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9779 GPIA | 1.13 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 one year before the official primary in Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Korea was 0.9779 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9222 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Korea ranks 77th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 one year before the official primary entry 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