High-Quality Education
Korean education has been recognized for its excellence through global evaluations,
with academic achievement and educational competitiveness being among the highest in the world.
Reasons to Choose Korea: Outstanding Education
Korea’s education system, driven by a strong passion for learning, boasts a university enrollment rate of 76%.
As a result of this education, highly skilled workers have contributed to Korea's rise as a developed nation and its rapid industrialization.
University Enrollment Rate in Korea
Annual University Enrollment Rates
As the nation continues to grow,
“A Strong Commitment to Education”
Is Sustained
A Competitive and Outstanding Education System
Korea’s education system has been recognized for its excellence through global evaluations.
According to recent studies by reputable organizations like the OECD, Korea's academic achievement and educational competitiveness rank among the best in the world.
International and Korean Academic Achievement Evaluation (PISA)
37 OECD member countries
OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Korea's Academic Performance Results
Scale scores with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100
The "OECD Average" represents the mean scores of 34 OECD member countries.
As of 2022, targeting 15-year-old students
Korean students achieved above-average scores
“in all areas”
compared to the OECD average.
Ranking of Index Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment
- Country
- Overall
- Cognitive Skill
- Educational Attainment
Korea
-
Overall
-
Cognitive Skill
-
Educational Attainment
Japan
- Overall Rank 2
- Cognitive Skill Rank 4
- Educational Attainment Rank 6
Singapore
- Overall Rank 3
- Cognitive Skill Rank 1
- Educational Attainment Rank 33
China
- Overall Rank 4
- Cognitive Skill Rank 3
- Educational Attainment Rank 18
France
- Overall Rank 5
- Cognitive Skill Rank 5
- Educational Attainment Rank 4
Korea demonstrated strong aptitude in overall academic performance,
“all areas”
ranking highly in
Satisfaction Rate with Korean Education: Approximately 90%
