Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.8454 modelled data in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.8454 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
124th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9798 modelled data
in 2015
All-time low
0.8454 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.8454 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.9798 modelled data in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8454 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8947 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8974 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9024 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.907 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9111 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8958 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.902 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9107 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9048 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9221 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.934 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9474 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9517 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.963 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9777 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9798 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9796 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.967 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9522 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9385 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.927 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9039 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8788 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8713 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8611 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8454 modelled data | -1.8% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 0.8454 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 0.8454 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8189 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9048 modelled data | 0.8947 modelled data | 0.9221 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9591 modelled data | 0.934 modelled data | 0.9798 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8813 modelled data | 0.8454 modelled data | 0.927 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.8454 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9798 modelled data in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8454 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release