South Korea Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) (2022)
South Korea's Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP): 5.4 % of GDP in 2022, +0.8pp YoY. World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), 1970–2022.
South Korea (2022)
5.4
% of GDP
+0.8pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.8pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
34
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.4 | +0.8pp |
| 2021 | 4.6 | +0.1pp |
| 2020 | 4.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2019 | 4.4 | +0.2pp |
| 2018 | 4.2 | +0.1pp |
| 2017 | 4.1 | unchanged |
| 2016 | 4.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2015 | 4.2 | +0.9pp |
| 1999 | 3.3 | +0.1pp |
| 1998 | 3.2 | +0.4pp |
| 1995 | 2.8 | -0.1pp |
| 1994 | 2.9 | -0.7pp |
| 1993 | 3.6 | +0.1pp |
| 1992 | 3.5 | +0.1pp |
| 1991 | 3.4 | +0.5pp |
| 1990 | 2.9 | -0.1pp |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.3pp |
| 1988 | 2.7 | -0.6pp |
| 1987 | 3.3 | -0.2pp |
| 1986 | 3.5 | -0.4pp |
About this Dataset
South Korea recorded 5.4 % of GDP in 2022. The latest change was +0.8pp. Across 1970–2022 the series ranges from 2.1 in 1975 to 6.2 in 1982.
This page tracks government expenditure on education as a share of GDP in South Korea from 1990 to present. Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks government expenditure on education as a share of GDP in South Korea from 1990 to present. Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1970–2022 (34 observations).
The series peaked at 6.2 % of GDP in 1982 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.1 in 1975. The latest reading of 5.4 in 2022 represents a change of +0.8pp.