In 2023, almost 15,000 university graduates in South Korea earned a bachelor's degree in education. More than 8,000 of them specialized in secondary education.
Number of students who received bachelor's degrees in education in South Korea in 2023, by disciplinary field
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of undergraduates in thousands
Total
14.24
Secondary education
8.26
Early childhood education
2.52
Special education
1.94
General education
1.25
Elementary education
0.26
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