Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea
Korea: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7081 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.7081 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6745 GPIA, in 2022.
Korea ranks 93rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9969 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9603 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9476 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9364 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.945 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9343 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9276 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9263 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9029 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8791 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7482 GPIA | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.744 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7429 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7405 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7361 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7318 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7444 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7496 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7507 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6745 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6848 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7081 GPIA | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.9276 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7896 GPIA | 0.7318 GPIA | 0.9263 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7135 GPIA | 0.6745 GPIA | 0.7507 GPIA | 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 proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea was 0.7081 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6745 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Korea ranks 93rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational 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