Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Korea
Korea: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Korea is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Korea peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
That places Korea 135th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 132 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 133 Japan 0.7% compare
- 134 Djibouti 0.7%
- 136 Malawi 0.6%
- 137 Mauritania 0.6% compare
- 138 Angola 0.6% 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 tertiary education in public institutions in Korea?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Korea was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Korea ranks 135th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release