Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Korea
Korea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Korea stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Korea peaked at 7.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2017.
Korea ranks 146th of 179 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +48.9% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +259.7% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -15.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.2%, 70% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Korea's 5.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +259.7% | 1.7% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Korea was 5.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Korea ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release