Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 15.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
15.2%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
88th
of 155 countries
All-time high
43.4%
in 1997
All-time low
15.2%
in 2017
Years of data
21
1997–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea, 1997–2017

2030401997200720171997: 43.4 %1998: 41.9 %1999: 38.8 %2000: 36.9 %2001: 34.8 %2002: 32.4 %2003: 30.7 %2004: 29.2 %2005: 28.1 %2006: 27.1 %2007: 26.2 %2008: 24.6 %2009: 23.5 %2010: 22.9 %2011: 20.3 %2012: 18.1 %2013: 16.1 %2014: 16.1 %2015: 15.8 %2016: 15.3 %2017: 15.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea stood at 15.2%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea peaked at 43.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2017.

That places Republic of Korea 88th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Republic of Korea, 1997 to 2017.
Year % Change
1997 43.4%
1998 41.9% -3.3%
1999 38.8% -7.4%
2000 36.9% -4.9%
2001 34.8% -5.7%
2002 32.4% -6.9%
2003 30.7% -5.2%
2004 29.2% -5.1%
2005 28.1% -3.8%
2006 27.1% -3.4%
2007 26.2% -3.3%
2008 24.6% -6.1%
2009 23.5% -4.4%
2010 22.9% -2.8%
2011 20.3% -11.2%
2012 18.1% -10.8%
2013 16.1% -10.9%
2014 16.1% -0.4%
2015 15.8% -1.5%
2016 15.3% -3.2%
2017 15.2% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.4% 38.8% 43.4% 3
2000s 29.4% 23.5% 36.9% 10
2010s 17.5% 15.2% 22.9% 8

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 85 Thailand 16.4% compare
  2. 86 Sao Tome and Principe 15.7% compare
  3. 87 Monaco 15.2% compare
  4. 89 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.9% compare
  5. 90 Aruba 13.6% compare
  6. 91 Côte d'Ivoire 13.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Republic of Korea was 15.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1997.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2017.
How does Republic of Korea rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Republic of Korea ranks 88th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.