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 October 31, 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 October 31, 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: October 31, 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 October 31, 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/