Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea
Korea: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 10.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea stood at 10.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea peaked at 15.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2012.
That places Korea 55th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +177.1% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Korea's 10.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +177.1% | 5.6% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 5.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 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- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Korea was 10.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2012.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Korea ranks 55th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release