Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 90.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
90.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
117th
of 205 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 2013
All-time low
78.6%
in 1998
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea, 1971–2018

020406080100197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea stood at 90.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea peaked at 90.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1998.

That places Republic of Korea 117th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Republic of Korea, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 85.7%
1972 86.1% +0.4%
1973 85.7% -0.4%
1974 84.7% -1.2%
1975 85.4% +0.8%
1976 86.0% +0.6%
1977 86.2% +0.2%
1978 85.6% -0.6%
1979 85.0% -0.8%
1980 82.1% -3.4%
1981 79.4% -3.3%
1982 81.2% +2.3%
1983 81.4% +0.2%
1984 81.0% -0.5%
1985 81.3% +0.4%
1986 81.8% +0.6%
1987 81.5% -0.4%
1988 82.6% +1.3%
1989 82.2% -0.4%
1990 82.2% -0.0%
1991 81.9% -0.4%
1992 81.6% -0.4%
1993 81.3% -0.4%
1994 80.0% -1.6%
1995 80.3% +0.4%
1996 79.6% -1.0%
1997 78.8% -1.0%
1998 78.6% -0.3%
1999 79.4% +1.1%
2000 81.0% +2.0%
2001 82.6% +2.0%
2002 84.2% +1.9%
2003 85.0% +1.0%
2004 86.0% +1.2%
2005 86.7% +0.8%
2006 87.2% +0.6%
2007 87.3% +0.2%
2008 87.7% +0.4%
2009 87.9% +0.3%
2010 88.2% +0.3%
2011 89.2% +1.2%
2012 90.1% +1.0%
2013 90.9% +0.9%
2014 90.8% -0.2%
2015 90.6% -0.2%
2016 90.4% -0.1%
2017 90.4% +0.0%
2018 90.6% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 85.6% 84.7% 86.2% 9
1980s 81.5% 79.4% 82.6% 10
1990s 80.4% 78.6% 82.2% 10
2000s 85.6% 81.0% 87.9% 10
2010s 90.1% 88.2% 90.9% 9

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 114 Tuvalu 91.1% compare
  2. 115 Tunisia 90.9% compare
  3. 116 Mozambique 90.8% compare
  4. 118 Burundi 90.6% compare
  5. 119 Lithuania 90.6% compare
  6. 120 Belize 90.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Republic of Korea was 90.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1998.
How does Republic of Korea rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Republic of Korea ranks 117th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.