Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female in South Korea
South Korea: Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female was 21 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in South Korea, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in South Korea is 21 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in South Korea peaked at 1,309 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 1998.
South Korea ranks 162nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female in South Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,309 number | — |
| 1972 | 709 number | -45.8% |
| 1973 | 787 number | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 283 number | -64.0% |
| 1977 | 363 number | +28.3% |
| 1978 | 378 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 168 number | -55.6% |
| 1980 | 173 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 61 number | -64.7% |
| 1983 | 93 number | +52.5% |
| 1984 | 174 number | +87.1% |
| 1985 | 42 number | -75.9% |
| 1986 | 44 number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 68 number | +54.5% |
| 1988 | 134 number | +97.1% |
| 1995 | 733 number | +447.0% |
| 1998 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 number | — |
| 2000 | 0 number | — |
| 2001 | 0 number | — |
| 2002 | 0 number | — |
| 2003 | 0 number | — |
| 2004 | 238 number | — |
| 2005 | 56 number | -76.5% |
| 2006 | 40 number | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 45 number | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 46 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 71 number | +54.3% |
| 2014 | 62 number | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 34 number | -45.2% |
| 2016 | 48 number | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 33 number | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 21 number | -36.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 21 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 297 number, 7% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 21 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 482 number, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +447.0% | 134 number | 733 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 571 number | 168 number | 1,309 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 98.62 number | 42 number | 174 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 244.33 number | 0 number | 733 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.38 number | 0 number | 238 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 45 number | 21 number | 71 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 159 Kyrgyzstan 29 number compare
- 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28 number compare
- 161 Montenegro 23 number compare
- 163 British Virgin Islands 19 number compare
- 163 Samoa 19 number compare
- 165 Andorra 18 number compare
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 repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in South Korea?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in South Korea was 21 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,309 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- South Korea ranks 162nd out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.