South Korea: new university entrants 2021

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)

Characteristic	New university entrants in thousands
2021	3,201.56
2020	3,276.33
2019	3,326.73
2018	3,378.39
2017	3,437.31
2016	3,516.61
2015	3,608.07
2014	3,668.75
2013	3,709.73
2012	3,728.8
2011	3,735.71
2010	3,644.16
2009	3,591.09
2008	3,562.84
2007	3,558.71
2006	3,545.77
2005	3,548.73
2004	3,555.12
2003	3,531.72
2002	3,577.45
2001	3,500.56
2000	3,363.55

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Includes junior colleges, universities of education, universities, aviation universities, industrial universities, technical colleges, miscellaneous schools, cyber universities, company colleges, specialization colleges, and polytechnic colleges.

Values have been rounded.

Release date is the day of data access.

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