Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea

South Korea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 98.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
98.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
122nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
104.5%
in 1995
All-time low
98.2%
in 2017
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea, 1994–2018

02550751001994200620181994: 103.3 %1995: 104.5 %1996: 104.4 %1997: 100.3 %1998: 100 %1999: 100.2 %2000: 100.4 %2001: 100 %2002: 99.5 %2003: 99.2 %2004: 99.3 %2005: 99.8 %2006: 100.4 %2007: 101 %2008: 101.1 %2009: 101 %2010: 101.2 %2011: 101.2 %2012: 100.6 %2013: 100.2 %2014: 100.8 %2015: 100.6 %2016: 98.7 %2017: 98.2 %2018: 98.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea is 98.6%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea peaked at 104.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2017.

That places South Korea 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in South Korea, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 103.3%
1995 104.5% +1.1%
1996 104.4% -0.0%
1997 100.3% -4.0%
1998 100.0% -0.3%
1999 100.2% +0.2%
2000 100.4% +0.2%
2001 100.0% -0.5%
2002 99.5% -0.4%
2003 99.2% -0.3%
2004 99.3% +0.0%
2005 99.8% +0.5%
2006 100.4% +0.6%
2007 101.0% +0.7%
2008 101.1% +0.1%
2009 101.0% -0.1%
2010 101.2% +0.2%
2011 101.2% -0.1%
2012 100.6% -0.6%
2013 100.2% -0.4%
2014 100.8% +0.6%
2015 100.6% -0.2%
2016 98.7% -1.9%
2017 98.2% -0.5%
2018 98.6% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 102.1% 100.0% 104.5% 6
2000s 100.2% 99.2% 101.1% 10
2010s 100.0% 98.2% 101.2% 9

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 119 Belarus 99.0% compare
  2. 120 Saint Lucia 98.8% compare
  3. 121 Ghana 98.8% compare
  4. 123 Burundi 98.6% compare
  5. 124 Philippines 98.4% compare
  6. 125 Kiribati 98.3% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More reference data data for South Korea

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea was 98.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 104.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2017.
How does South Korea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
South Korea ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-both-sexes-percent/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-both-sexes-percent/korea-rep/">Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in South Korea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.