Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea

South Korea: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
19.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 155 countries
All-time high
38.4%
in 1997
All-time low
19.1%
in 2013
Years of data
21
1997–2017

Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea, 1997–2017

0102030401997200720171997: 38.4 %1998: 38.1 %1999: 37.1 %2000: 35.3 %2001: 33.4 %2002: 31.7 %2003: 30.7 %2004: 29.7 %2005: 29 %2006: 28.3 %2007: 27.4 %2008: 26.2 %2009: 25.1 %2010: 24.4 %2011: 22.3 %2012: 20.6 %2013: 19.1 %2014: 19.5 %2015: 19.6 %2016: 19.6 %2017: 19.6 %

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

Analysis

South Korea recorded 19.6% for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea peaked at 38.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2013.

That places South Korea 89th 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 male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in South Korea, 1997 to 2017.
Year % Change
1997 38.4%
1998 38.1% -0.8%
1999 37.1% -2.8%
2000 35.3% -4.7%
2001 33.4% -5.4%
2002 31.7% -5.0%
2003 30.7% -3.4%
2004 29.7% -3.0%
2005 29.0% -2.6%
2006 28.3% -2.3%
2007 27.4% -3.3%
2008 26.2% -4.2%
2009 25.1% -4.2%
2010 24.4% -3.0%
2011 22.3% -8.7%
2012 20.6% -7.3%
2013 19.1% -7.2%
2014 19.5% +1.8%
2015 19.6% +0.8%
2016 19.6% -0.4%
2017 19.6% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.9% 37.1% 38.4% 3
2000s 29.7% 25.1% 35.3% 10
2010s 20.6% 19.1% 24.4% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea was 19.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1997.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2013.
How does South Korea rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
South Korea ranks 89th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male 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, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male 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.