Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Korea
Korea: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 83.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 83.8% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Korea peaked at 83.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1998.
Korea ranks 115th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.5% | — |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 83.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.9%, 95% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Korea's 83.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.6%, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.8% | 76.5% | 77.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 77.6% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 81.8% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.1% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 112 Uruguay 85.4% compare
- 113 Marshall Islands 84.4% compare
- 114 Brazil 83.9% compare
- 116 Antigua and Barbuda 83.3% compare
- 117 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 83.2% compare
- 118 Philippines 83.1% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Korea?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Korea was 83.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Korea ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release