In 2021, there were approximately 3.2 million students newly enrolled in universities or higher educational institutes in South Korea. This was the lowest recorded number in the past two decades.
Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Korean Educational Development Institute. (January 5, 2022). Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/
Korean Educational Development Institute. (2022). Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of New University Entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/
Korean Educational Development Institute, Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Korean Educational Development Institute, January 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/