Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Korea
Korea: Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters was 0.003 Percentage of students in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Korea, 2014–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Korea is 0.003 Percentage of students, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 27.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Korea peaked at 0.0081 Percentage of students in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 Percentage of students, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0033 Percentage of students | — |
| 2015 | 0.0028 Percentage of students | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 Percentage of students | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 Percentage of students | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 Percentage of students | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 Percentage of students | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 Percentage of students | +190.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 Percentage of students | -77.9% |
| 2022 | 0.002 Percentage of students | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 Percentage of students | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 0.003 Percentage of students | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0031 Percentage of students | 0.0025 Percentage of students | 0.0037 Percentage of students | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 Percentage of students | 0.0018 Percentage of students | 0.0081 Percentage of students | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 7 Estonia 0.7911 Percentage of students compare
- 7 Portugal 2.21 Percentage of students compare
- 8 Hungary 1.77 Percentage of students compare
- 8 Lithuania 0.2789 Percentage of students compare
- 9 Chile 1.46 Percentage of students compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1448 Percentage of students compare
- 10 OECD 1.39 Percentage of students compare
- 11 Spain 1.36 Percentage of students compare
- 11 United Kingdom 0 Percentage of students
- 12 Romania 1.3 Percentage of students compare
- 13 France 1.07 Percentage of students compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Korea?
- Repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Korea was 0.003 Percentage of students in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest repetition rate by level of education — repeaters recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 Percentage of students in 2020.
- What is the lowest repetition rate by level of education — repeaters recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 Percentage of students in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for repetition rate by level of education — repeaters?
- Korea ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repetition rate by level of education — repeaters rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the repetition rate by level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data by year. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.