Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Korea
South Korea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
109th
of 219 countries
All-time high
92.9%
in 2024
All-time low
78.6%
in 1998
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Korea, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Korea is 92.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Korea peaked at 92.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1998.
South Korea ranks 109th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 85.7% | — |
| 1972 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 84.7% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 82.1% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 79.4% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 81.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.6% | 84.7% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 79.4% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 78.6% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 81.0% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 88.2% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.4% | 92.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0236 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0248 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Korea?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in South Korea was 92.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- South Korea ranks 109th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release