Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in South Korea
Gross tertiary enrolment in South Korea was 111.9% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
South Korea, 2024
111.9%
Change from 2023
+5.1percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
78.1%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in South Korea over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 111.9% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 106.7% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 102.8% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 100.4% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 100.8% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 101.7% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 102.7% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 103.1% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 102.9% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.1 percentage points from 106.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 94.4%, the figure has changed by +17.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.9%
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
Out-of-school children
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS