Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Korea
Korea: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 31.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 31.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Korea peaked at 42.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2017.
Korea ranks 16th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.1% | 41.8% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.3% | 32.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.2% | 31.0% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Korea?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Korea was 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Korea ranks 16th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release