School enrollment, secondary, private in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: School enrollment, secondary, private was 28.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, private in Republic of Korea, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Republic of Korea is 28.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Republic of Korea peaked at 41.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2024.
Republic of Korea ranks 43rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 41.4% | — |
| 1999 | 40.8% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 40.8% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 31.9% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 30.2% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.1% | 29.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7853 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 846,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Republic of Korea?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Republic of Korea was 28.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2024.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Republic of Korea ranks 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.