Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.7538 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 0.7538 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7538 GPIA, in 2024.
Republic of Korea ranks 85th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9807 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9687 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9575 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9577 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9388 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9365 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9383 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9123 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8777 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8427 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8244 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8052 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.783 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7729 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7692 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7715 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7775 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.775 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7632 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7543 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7538 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9365 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8297 GPIA | 0.7692 GPIA | 0.9383 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7647 GPIA | 0.7538 GPIA | 0.7775 GPIA | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea was 0.7538 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7538 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Republic of Korea ranks 85th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release