Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Korea
Korea: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 53.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 53.6% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Korea peaked at 55.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2003.
That places Korea 106th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.4% | — |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 45.4% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.5% | 54.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.0% | 55.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.6% | 54.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Korea?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Korea was 53.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 2003.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Korea ranks 106th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release