What is start of the academic school year in South Korea?

Start of the academic school year in South Korea was 2,018 tertiary education in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 2,018 tertiary education in 2018.

What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.

How does South Korea rank for start of the academic school year?

South Korea ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2018.

Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Start of the academic school year in South Korea

Name: Start of the academic school year in South Korea
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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South Korea: Start of the academic school year was 2,018 tertiary education in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

2,018 tertiary education

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

9th

of 206 countries

All-time high

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

All-time low

1,970 tertiary education

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2018

Start of the academic school year in South Korea, 1970–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 2,018 tertiary education for start of the academic school year in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in South Korea peaked at 2,018 tertiary education in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,970 tertiary education, in 1970.

That places South Korea 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,970 tertiary education	1,979 tertiary education	10
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,980 tertiary education	1,989 tertiary education	10
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,990 tertiary education	1,999 tertiary education	10
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,000 tertiary education	2,009 tertiary education	10
2010s	2,014 tertiary education	2,010 tertiary education	2,018 tertiary education	9

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Frequently asked questions

What is start of the academic school year in South Korea?: Start of the academic school year in South Korea was 2,018 tertiary education in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 2,018 tertiary education in 2018.
What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.
How does South Korea rank for start of the academic school year?: South Korea ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2018.
Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Start of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit: tertiary education
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 9,667 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Start of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/