Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Korea
Korea: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Korea is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Korea peaked at 0.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Korea 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 0.4% 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 0.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Korea ranks 80th out of 120 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 6.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release