Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in South Korea

South Korea: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 810,894 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
810,894 number
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
27th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.23 million number
in 1997
All-time low
810,894 number
in 2018
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in South Korea, 1994–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1994200620181994: 1.1M number1995: 1.1M number1996: 1.1M number1997: 1.2M number1998: 1.2M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.1M number2001: 1.0M number2002: 947.3k number2003: 933.4k number2004: 925.4k number2005: 937.1k number2006: 944.5k number2007: 981.5k number2008: 1.0M number2009: 1.0M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 1.0M number2013: 999.5k number2014: 967.5k number2015: 939.1k number2016: 922.7k number2017: 878.3k number2018: 810.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 810,894 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in South Korea peaked at 1.23 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 810,894 number, in 2018.

South Korea ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.16 million number 1.10 million number 1.23 million number 6
2000s 982,170 number 925,352 number 1.09 million number 10
2010s 959,401 number 810,894 number 1.05 million number 9

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 24 Argentina 875,717 number compare
  2. 25 Spain 854,930 number compare
  3. 26 Kenya 815,261 number compare
  4. 28 Nepal 759,022 number compare
  5. 29 Uzbekistan 738,528 number compare
  6. 30 Canada 719,840 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in South Korea?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in South Korea was 810,894 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million number in 1997.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 810,894 number in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
South Korea ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/