South Korea: bar exam pass rates 2018

This statistic illustrates the cumulative passing rates of bar examination among law school graduates in South Korea from 2012 to 2018. The cumulative bar exam pass rates in South Korea have shown a decline for the period in consideration, starting from around 91.12 percent in 2012 and decreasing to lower than 70 percent in 2018.

Cumulative passing rates of bar examination among law school graduates in South Korea from 2012 to 2018

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Release date

April 2018

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2012 to 2018

Supplementary notes

In order to become a lawyer in South Korea, a person should pass either a judiciary exam, which was abolished in 2017, or a bar examination after graduating from a law school. In 2018, the seventh bar examination to qualify a certain number of law school graduates was held in South Korea.

As of 2018, the overall cumulative passing rates of bar examination among law school graduates in South Korea recorded 83.1 percent.
The number of bar exam takers can be varied from year to year.

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