In 2022, there were approximately 3.1 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 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Korean Educational Development Institute. (August 29, 2023). Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/
Korean Educational Development Institute. (2023). Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 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 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of new university entrants in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Korean Educational Development Institute, August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/709798/south-korea-new-university-entrants/