Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary … pupils female primary in South Korea
South Korea: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary … pupils female primary was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in South Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in South Korea peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
South Korea ranks 167th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary … pupils female primary in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 12% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 7% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in South Korea?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in South Korea was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does South Korea rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- South Korea ranks 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release