Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 217 countries
All-time high
94.0%
in 2024
All-time low
77.4%
in 1997
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea stood at 94.0%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea peaked at 94.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1997.
Republic of Korea ranks 116th of 217 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 89.1% | — |
| 1972 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 86.7% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 83.3% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 80.1% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 82.2% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 81.1% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 79.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.9% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 79.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.3% | 86.7% | 89.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 81.3% | 79.9% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 77.4% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 80.5% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 88.7% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.5% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 113 South Africa 94.2% compare
- 114 Sao Tome and Principe 94.1% compare
- 115 Mongolia 94.0% compare
- 117 Togo 93.9% compare
- 118 Mozambique 93.7% compare
- 119 Tunisia 93.5% compare
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea was 94.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1997.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Republic of Korea ranks 116th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release