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 17.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea is 17.5%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea peaked at 40.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2017.
That places Republic of Korea 89th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40.8% | — |
| 1998 | 40.0% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 37.9% | 40.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 24.4% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.5% | 23.7% | 9 |
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More education data for Republic of Korea
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 132,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,412 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0122 % 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 17.5% in 2018, 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 40.8% 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 17.5% in 2017.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Republic of Korea ranks 89th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 31.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.