Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Korea
Korea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Korea is 4.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Korea peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.
Korea ranks 162nd 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, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -29.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +293.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -61.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +44.8% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +30.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -20.2% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.3%, 43% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Korea's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.4%, 16% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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 | +293.2% | 1.4% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 7.0% | 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, male in Korea?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Korea was 4.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Korea ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release