Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in South Korea
South Korea: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 95.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in South Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in South Korea is 95.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in South Korea peaked at 95.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 2015.
That places South Korea 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.8% | 94.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 93.4% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.734 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in South Korea?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in South Korea was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- South Korea ranks 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.