Ⅰ. Major Issues and Statistics of 2013 10
1. Early Childhood Education Expansion 10
A. Kindergarten 10
B. Kindergarten Students and Teachers 10
2. Improving Elementary?Secondary Education 11
A. Students per Class 11
B. Students per Teacher 11
3. Reduced High School Graduates Advancement Rate,
Increased Employment Rate 12
A. Total High School Graduates Advancement and
Employment Rate 12
B. Specialized High School Graduates Advancement
and Employment Rate 12
4. Improving Tertiary Education 13
A. Full-time Teachers 13
B. Students per Full-time Teacher 13
5. Tertiary Education Internationalization 14
A. Foreign Full-time Faculty 14
B. Foreign Full-time Faculty Ratio 14
6. Expenditure on Educational Institutions as a
percentage of GDP 15
Ⅱ. Schools of All Levels 16
1. Schools, Students and Teachers(2013) 16
2. Ratio of Female Students by Year 17
3. Ratio of Female Teachers by School Levels(2013) 18
4. Enrollment, Advancement, Employment and
Discontinuation Rate by Year 19
A. Enrollment Rate 19
B. Advancement Rate 20
C. Employment Rate 21
D. Discontinuation Rate 22
5. Major Indicators by Year 23
A. Students per Class 23
B. Students per Teacher 24
C. Building·School Grounds·Gym Area per Student 25
Ⅲ. Primary and Secondary Education 26
1. Schools, Students and Teachers by Year 26
2. Schools, Students and Teachers by Province(2013) 27
A. Schools 27
B. Students 28
C. Teachers 29
3. Special-purposed High Schools by Year 30
4. Special Education by Year 31
A. Special Schools 31
B. Special Classes within General Schools 32
5. Students Studying Abroad 33
A. Students Studying Abroad by Year 33
B. Students Studying Abroad by Country(2012) 34
6. Students from Multicultural Family 35
A. Students from Multicultural Family by Year 35
B. Students from Multicultural Family by Types/
School Levels(2013) 35
C. Students from Multicultural Family by Parents’
Nationality(2013) 36
7. School Computerization by Year 37
Ⅳ. Tertiary Education 38
1. Schools, Students and Teachers by Year 38
2. Schools, Students and Teachers by Establishment(2013) 39
A. Schools 39
B. Students 40
C. Teachers 41
3. Teachers by Field of Study(2013) 42
4. Students by Field of Study(2013) 43
A. Colleges and Universities 43
B. Graduate Schools 44
5. Employment Rate related to Health Insurance DB of
Graduates from Tertiary Education(2013) 45
6. Admission Rate by Year 46
7. Degrees Awarded by Year 46
8. Foreign Students in Korea by Year 47
A. Foreign Students in Korea by Year 47
B. Foreign Students per 10,000 Students 47
9. Foreign Teachers by Year 48
10. Teachers with Domestic/Foreign Doctorate by Year 48
11. Students per Full-time Faculty by Year 49
Ⅴ. International Comparison 50
1. Students per Teacher and Students per Class by Year 50
2. Attainment Rate for High School Course &
Tertiary Education Course by Year 51
3. Expenditure on Educational Institutions as a
percentage of GDP by Year 52
4. Expenditure on Educational Institutions per
Student by Year 53
5. Major International Indicators Comparison 54
A. IMD Education Competitiveness Rankings 54
B. WEF Education Competitiveness Rankings 54
C. OECD PISA Rankings 55
D. IEA TIMSS Rankings 56
E. International Evaluation Rankings for Domestic
Major Universities 56
Ⅵ. Others 57
1. Government Budget vs MOE Budget(2013) 57
2. Government Budget vs MOE Budget by Year 57
3. Overseas Korean Education 58
A. Students and Teachers in Korean Schools 58
B. Korean Educational Institutes 59
C. Hangul Schools 59
4. Allocation of Public Officials 60
A. MOE HQ?Organizations Directly under
MOE?National Schools 60
B. Organizations under Provincial Office of
Education & Public Schools 60
5. School System 61