Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in South Korea
South Korea: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 97.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in South Korea, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 97.5% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in South Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2023.
That places South Korea 48th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 45 Turkmenistan 98.6% compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 98.2% compare
- 47 Mauritius 97.8% compare
- 49 Poland 97.3% compare
- 50 Singapore 97.2% compare
- 51 Netherlands 97.0% compare
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 schools with access to computers for teaching in South Korea?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in South Korea was 97.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2023.
- How does South Korea rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- South Korea ranks 48th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)