Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Korea
Korea: Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed was 28.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Korea, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Korea stood at 28.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Korea peaked at 39.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2024.
That places Korea 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35.3% | — |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.8% | 32.6% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 28.1% | 39.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 4 Luxembourg 44.4% compare
- 5 Iceland 38.8% compare
- 6 Sweden 30.4% compare
- 8 Belgium 27.9% compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 24.5% compare
- 10 United States of America 22.7% compare
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 total aid to education allocated to least developed in Korea?
- Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Korea was 28.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed?
- Korea ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release