Number of university students South Korea 1999-2024, by gender

Published by L. Yoon, Feb 13, 2025

In 2024, approximately 1.04 million male students and around 793,000 female students were enrolled in universities in South Korea. In total, there were about 1.84 million university students that year.

Number of students enrolled at universities in South Korea from 1999 to 2024, by gender (in 1,000s)

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February 2025

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

1999 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Figures only include 4-year universities.

Universities of education, air & correspondence universities, industrial universities, distance universities, cyber universities, junior colleges, technical colleges excluded.

Figures have been rounded.

The release date used here is the access date.

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