Korea - Lower secondary completion rate

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Korea was 96.43 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 108.31 in 2015, while its lowest value was 33.84 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 33.84
1972 37.40
1973 42.96
1976 59.92
1977 64.59
1978 67.56
1979 74.89
1980 78.76
1982 91.44
1983 91.74
1984 97.71
1985 95.84
1986 98.33
1987 105.14
1988 103.22
1995 105.63
1998 96.58
1999 91.16
2000 96.88
2001 101.15
2002 104.86
2003 102.67
2004 98.87
2005 94.33
2006 99.68
2007 98.01
2011 98.30
2013 98.45
2014 101.01
2015 108.31
2016 103.00
2017 95.05
2018 99.79
2019 96.43

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Korea was 96.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 109.93 in 2015, while its lowest value was 53.49 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 53.49
1972 56.00
1973 63.08
1976 81.26
1977 82.93
1978 85.39
1979 91.52
1980 90.86
1982 97.24
1983 94.10
1984 100.78
1985 97.02
1986 99.36
1987 105.53
1988 103.33
1995 105.81
1998 96.47
1999 90.77
2000 95.66
2001 97.80
2002 100.28
2003 99.37
2004 97.08
2005 92.28
2006 97.33
2007 97.35
2011 99.40
2013 99.80
2014 101.90
2015 109.93
2016 103.53
2017 96.43
2018 100.34
2019 96.96

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Korea was 96.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 109.15 in 2015, while its lowest value was 43.92 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 43.92
1972 46.94
1973 53.27
1976 70.85
1977 73.98
1978 76.70
1979 83.42
1980 84.97
1982 94.42
1983 92.96
1984 99.29
1985 96.45
1986 98.86
1987 105.34
1988 103.28
1995 105.72
1998 96.52
1999 90.96
2000 96.24
2001 99.37
2002 102.41
2003 100.90
2004 97.91
2005 93.24
2006 98.42
2007 97.66
2011 98.87
2013 99.16
2014 101.48
2015 109.15
2016 103.28
2017 95.77
2018 100.07
2019 96.70

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes