Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Korea
Korea: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
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 6.4% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Korea peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Korea ranks 168th 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 education who are at least 2 in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 11% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.0%, 6% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Korea?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Korea ranks 168th 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 Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release