College entrance rate of high school completers South Korea 1980-2024
In 2024, about 73.6 percent of South Korean high school graduates enrolled in higher education. This was a slight increase from the previous year.
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Statistics Korea. (January 2, 2025). Higher education entrance rate of high school graduates in South Korea from 1980 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/628656/south-korea-share-of-high-school-students-enrolling-in-university/
Statistics Korea. "Higher education entrance rate of high school graduates in South Korea from 1980 to 2024." Chart. January 2, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/628656/south-korea-share-of-high-school-students-enrolling-in-university/
Statistics Korea. (2025). Higher education entrance rate of high school graduates in South Korea from 1980 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/628656/south-korea-share-of-high-school-students-enrolling-in-university/
Statistics Korea. "Higher Education Entrance Rate of High School Graduates in South Korea from 1980 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/628656/south-korea-share-of-high-school-students-enrolling-in-university/
Statistics Korea, Higher education entrance rate of high school graduates in South Korea from 1980 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/628656/south-korea-share-of-high-school-students-enrolling-in-university/ (last visited June 16, 2025)
Higher education entrance rate of high school graduates in South Korea from 1980 to 2024 [Graph], Statistics Korea, January 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/628656/south-korea-share-of-high-school-students-enrolling-in-university/
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