Secondary school enrolment (gross) in South Korea
Gross secondary school enrolment in South Korea was 96.3% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
South Korea, 2024
96.3%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
77.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
107.4%
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in South Korea over time
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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.3% | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | 77.5% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | 77.3% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | 76.5% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | 76.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | 75.5% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | 74.9% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | 74.0% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | 72.7% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | 71.9% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | 68.3% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | 63.5% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | 62.4% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | 61.6% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 96.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.6%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 77.3%.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.9%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
111.9%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
100.0%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
100.0%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
97.7%
2016 · UNESCO UIS