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Education in general> Republic of Korea General government expenditures for Education, as % of GDP 5.4% (2022) [10/35countries] % of those who think that education is the most important issue for their country 6.0% (2020) [25/28countries] % of those who would like to see more government spending in education 56.9% (2016) [30/35countries] % of those who think that the government should primarily provide school education for children 82.9% (2016) [31/35countries] % of those who think that private companies should primarily provide school education for children 3.3% (2016) [7/35countries] % of those who think it is fair that the rich can afford better education for their children 31.7% (2011) [9/32countries] % of those who think it is unfair that the rich can afford better education for their children 37.0% (2011) [29/32countries] % of those who think that men have more opportunities of getting a good education 18.7% (2019) [7/34countries] % of those who think that women have more opportunities of getting a good education 6.1% (2019) [18/34countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same opportunities of getting a good education 75.2% (2019) [25/34countries] % of those who have confidence in the educational system (5 choices) 82.9% (2018) [28/47countries] % of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's education system 35.5% (2019) [30/34countries] Literacy proficiency among 16-65 years-olds: Average score (0-500) 273 (2011-2017) [13/37countries] Numeracy proficiency among 16-65 years-olds: Average score (0-500) 273 (2011-2017) [13/37countries] Proficiency of problem solving in technology-rich environments proficiency among 16-65 years-olds: Average score (0-500) 283 (2011-2017) [10/33countries] % of those who like learning new things 36.7% (2011-2017) [31/31countries] % of those who try to relate new ideas to real life 28.1% (2011-2017) [30/31countries] % of those who try to relate new things to existing knowledge 31.4% (2011-2017) [30/31countries] % of those who like to solve difficult problems 20.3% (2011-2017) [30/31countries] % of those who like to fit different ideas together 21.0% (2011-2017) [30/31countries] % of those who look for additional information to understand things 40.5% (2011-2017) [31/31countries] Time in school or classes (men and women, minutes per day per person) 37.2 (2014) [1/29countries] Time in school or classes (men, minutes per day per person) 39.0 (2014) [1/29countries] Time in school or classes (women, minutes per day per person) 35.3 (2014) [1/29countries] Pre-primary education> Republic of Korea Pre-school enrolment rates, children aged 0 to 2 year old 62.7% (2018) [2/42countries] Pre-primary education at home> Republic of Korea % of the parents who often read books to their child before they began primary school 52.9% (2019) [23/53countries] % of the parents who often told stories to their child before they began primary school 83.0% (2019) [1/53countries] % of the parents who often sang songs to their child before they began primary school 48.1% (2019) [34/53countries] % of the parents who often played with alphabet toys with their child before they began primary school 40.4% (2019) [34/53countries] % of the parents who often talked about things to their child before they began primary school 50.3% (2019) [38/53countries] % of the parents who often talked about what they had read to their child before they began primary school 30.1% (2019) [43/53countries] % of the parents who often played word games with their child before they began primary school 47.6% (2019) [12/53countries] % of the parents who often wrote letters or words to their child before they began primary school 54.8% (2019) [19/53countries] % of the parents who often read aloud signs and labels to their child before they began primary school 57.3% (2019) [7/53countries] % of the parents who often sang counting songs to their child before they began primary school 45.2% (2019) [18/53countries] % of the parents who often played with number toys with their child before they began primary school 46.7% (2019) [22/53countries] % of the parents who often counted different things to their child before they began primary school 61.7% (2019) [31/53countries] % of the parents who often played games involving shapes with their child before they began primary school 53.9% (2019) [32/53countries] % of the parents who often played with building blocks or construction toys with their child before they began primary school 72.7% (2019) [12/53countries] % of the parents who often played board or card games with their child before they began primary school 36.9% (2019) [35/53countries] % of the parents who often wrote numbers to their child before they began primary school 56.7% (2019) [22/53countries] % of the parents who often drew shapes to their child before they began primary school 60.1% (2019) [10/53countries] % of the parents who often measured or weighed things with their child before they began primary school 12.1% (2019) [40/53countries] Pre-primary education on letters> Republic of Korea % of the children who could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school 58.0% (2019) [20/53countries] % of the children who could read some words very well when they began primary school 65.8% (2019) [1/53countries] % of the children who could read sentences very well when they began primary school 58.1% (2019) [1/53countries] % of the children who could read a story very well when they began primary school 54.7% (2019) [1/53countries] % of the children who could write letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school 56.0% (2019) [13/53countries] % of the children who could write his/her name very well when they began primary school 78.3% (2019) [8/53countries] % of the children who could write words other than his/her name very well when they began primary school 62.3% (2019) [1/53countries] Pre-primary education on numbers> Republic of Korea % of the children who could count by himself/ herself up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 65.6% (2019) [2/53countries] % of the children who could recognize written numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 67.7% (2019) [2/53countries] % of the children who could write numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 63.4% (2019) [2/53countries] % of the children who could do simple addition up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 93.4% (2019) [2/53countries] % of the children who could do simple subtraction up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 89.2% (2019) [2/53countries] Primary school> Republic of Korea Average class size in primary education (public and private) 22.5 (2021) [8/33countries] Average class size in primary education (public) 22.4 (2021) [10/36countries] Average class size in primary education (private) 27.3 (2021) [4/33countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (public and private) 16.1 (2021) [13/42countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (public) 16.0 (2021) [13/42countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (private) 24.5 (2021) [1/41countries] Instruction days per year, primary education 190.0 (2023) [11/40countries] Primary school students - home> Republic of Korea % of Grade 4 students who have their own room 61.4% (2019) [40/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home 95.0% (2019) [19/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone 87.3% (2019) [14/57countries] Primary school students - school life> Republic of Korea % of Grade 4 students who are absent from school once a week 1.4% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 35.7% (2019) [24/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 33.7% (2019) [14/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school 33.9% (2019) [47/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school 39.0% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school 50.3% (2019) [49/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them 53.2% (2019) [51/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school 45.3% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names 49.7% (2019) [25/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities 30.8% (2019) [47/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them 24.3% (2019) [52/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them 9.3% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose 12.9% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them 33.9% (2019) [40/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do 17.3% (2019) [45/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online 9.7% (2019) [45/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online 5.3% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online 2.6% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students threatened them 11.3% (2019) [49/57countries] Primary school students - mathematics> Republic of Korea Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade 600 (2019) [3/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson 63.7% (2019) [10/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics 27.6% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics 8.4% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring 9.1% (2019) [46/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics 29.8% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much 27.3% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers 20.6% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems 22.3% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons 13.9% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects 23.7% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons 11.7% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons 46.8% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons 40.8% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics 56.8% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons 49.4% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons 56.7% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that students don�ft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson 16.6% (2019) [43/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson 17.5% (2019) [52/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson 7.8% (2019) [54/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost everymathematics lesson 15.0% (2019) [52/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson 12.2% (2019) [51/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson 26.0% (2019) [35/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics 21.1% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates 3.7% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at mathematics 8.5% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics 25.6% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous 10.5% (2019) [36/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems 14.1% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics 9.0% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject 11.2% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused 11.2% (2019) [41/57countries] Primary school students - science> Republic of Korea Average score of science achievement of 4th grade 588 (2019) [2/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week 71.7% (2019) [1/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science 40.6% (2019) [51/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science 4.3% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is boring 4.3% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science 45.8% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like science very much 39.1% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 39.7% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to learning science 31.0% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 39.7% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects 37.3% (2019) [43/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons 12.2% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons 46.2% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons 41.3% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science 53.7% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons 46.6% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons 48.7% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science 20.6% (2019) [56/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates 2.3% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at science 5.2% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science 23.8% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science 8.8% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject 3.2% (2019) [57/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused 4.3% (2019) [55/57countries] Primary school students - instruction out of school> Republic of Korea % of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months 71.2% (2019) [1/52countries] % of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months 29.1% (2019) [4/52countries] Primary school - evaluation of parents> Republic of Korea % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child�fs school does a good job including them in their child�fs education 15.9% (2019) [51/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school provides a safe environment 30.2% (2019) [51/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child�fs school cares about their child's progress in school 22.0% (2019) [51/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job informing them of his/her progress 20.3% (2019) [51/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school promotes high academic standards 9.2% (2019) [52/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading 19.2% (2019) [51/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics 16.1% (2019) [51/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science 14.4% (2019) [51/52countries] Primary school - future educational plan> Republic of Korea % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree 92.5% (2019) [2/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish postgraduate degree 25.7% (2019) [44/52countries] Lower secondary school> Republic of Korea Average class size in lower secondary education (public and private) 26.5 (2021) [6/33countries] Average class size in lower secondary education (public) 26.7 (2021) [7/34countries] Average class size in lower secondary education (private) 25.6 (2021) [4/33countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in lower secondary education (public and private) 13.3 (2021) [12/38countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in lower secondary education (public) 13.2 (2021) [12/38countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in lower secondary education (private) 14.0 (2021) [8/37countries] Instruction days per year, lower secondary education 190.0 (2023) [11/40countries] Lower secondary school students - home> Republic of Korea % of Grade 8 students who have their own room 81.6% (2019) [15/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home 98.7% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone 98.1% (2019) [7/39countries] Lower secondary school students - Internet use> Republic of Korea % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access the textbook or other course materials 57.6% (2019) [28/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access assignments posted online by their teacher 48.9% (2019) [26/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to collaborate with classmates on assignments or projects 78.7% (2019) [19/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to communicate with the teacher 28.9% (2019) [34/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to find information, articles, or tutorials to aid in understanding mathematics or science 63.4% (2019) [30/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access learning games or activities related to mathematics or science 37.0% (2019) [30/38countries] Lower secondary school students - School life> Republic of Korea % of Grade 8 students who are absent from school once a week 0.3% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 60.5% (2019) [4/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 50.5% (2019) [3/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school 22.3% (2019) [27/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school 22.5% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school 34.4% (2019) [33/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them 28.8% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school 18.1% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students said mean things about their physical appearance 41.6% (2019) [22/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them 26.5% (2019) [37/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared their secrets with others 29.8% (2019) [32/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students refused to talk to them 11.2% (2019) [38/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students insulted a member of their family 17.5% (2019) [31/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them 10.1% (2019) [36/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online 12.8% (2019) [29/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online 5.8% (2019) [32/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online 7.0% (2019) [33/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students threatened them 6.2% (2019) [34/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them 9.3% (2019) [35/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students excluded them from their group 7.5% (2019) [37/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose 5.8% (2019) [37/38countries] Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> Republic of Korea Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade 607 (2019) [3/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson 60.9% (2019) [7/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics 13.8% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics 22.4% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring 14.9% (2019) [29/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics 13.3% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much 12.4% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers 9.4% (2019) [34/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems 11.3% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons 5.0% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects 12.4% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons 9.6% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons 19.0% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons 23.1% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics 26.5% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons 22.0% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in mathematics lessons 20.5% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons 27.8% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that students don�ft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson 14.2% (2019) [34/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson 13.7% (2019) [34/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson 11.2% (2019) [27/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost every mathematics lesson 10.5% (2019) [34/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson 10.1% (2019) [34/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson 17.4% (2019) [28/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics 14.8% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates 7.7% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is not one of their strengths 12.8% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics 13.7% (2019) [36/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous 13.6% (2019) [22/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems 9.0% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics 9.8% (2019) [34/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject 16.3% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused 17.0% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will help them in their daily life 14.3% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need mathematics to learn other school subjects 17.1% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of their choice 35.1% (2019) [33/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get the job they want 29.9% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using mathematics 7.0% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world 16.6% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will give them more job opportunities when they are adults 27.5% (2019) [36/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in mathematics 28.7% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in mathematics 30.9% (2019) [37/39countries] Lower secondary school students - Science> Republic of Korea Average score of science achievement of 8th grade 561 (2019) [4/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week 6.0% (2019) [25/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science 14.8% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science 15.6% (2019) [8/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is boring 12.7% (2019) [13/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science 21.9% (2019) [25/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like science very much 14.9% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to science lessons 9.6% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 21.1% (2019) [25/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to conduct science experiments 25.1% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects 14.9% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons 10.8% (2019) [25/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons 16.9% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons 21.4% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science 24.6% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons 19.9% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in science lessons 19.7% (2019) [25/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons 26.7% (2019) [26/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science 11.9% (2019) [25/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates 7.6% (2019) [24/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is not one of their strengths 15.0% (2019) [17/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science 10.9% (2019) [25/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult science problems 8.3% (2019) [25/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science 8.0% (2019) [24/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject 13.1% (2019) [12/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused 15.9% (2019) [5/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will help them in their daily life 23.1% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need science to learn other school subjects 17.1% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get into the university of their choice 24.5% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get the job they want 23.2% (2019) [36/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using science 12.3% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world 26.8% (2019) [31/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will give them more job opportunities when they are adults 25.7% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in science 16.7% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in science 24.5% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in mathematics every day 4.8% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in science every day 2.3% (2019) [25/26countries] Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> Republic of Korea % of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months 77.9% (2019) [2/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months 34.0% (2019) [14/38countries] Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> Republic of Korea % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree 71.9% (2019) [15/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish postgraduate degree 9.6% (2019) [38/39countries] Lower secondary education teachers> Republic of Korea Lower secondary education teachers: Total working hours 33.98 (2018) [39/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on teaching 18.07 (2018) [37/47countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on individual planning or preparation of lessons either at school or out of school 6.34 (2018) [31/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on team work and dialogue with colleagues within the school 2.52 (2018) [31/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent marking/correcting of student work 2.95 (2018) [45/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on counselling students 3.71 (2018) [3/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent in participation in school management 1.68 (2018) [18/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on general administrative work (including communication, paperwork, and other clerical duties) 5.45 (2018) [2/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on professional development activities 2.56 (2018) [13/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on communication and co-operation with parents or guardians 1.62 (2018) [18/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent engaging in extracurricular activities 1.98 (2018) [18/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent engaging in other work tasks 1.82 (2018) [28/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachears who think that the teaching profession is valued in society 66.53% (2013) [3/32countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who present a summary of recently learned content 80.53% (2018) [17/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who set goals at the beginning of instruction 81.52% (2018) [32/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who explain what they expect students to learn 94.21% (2018) [13/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who explain how new and old topics are related 86.29% (2018) [30/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who present tasks for which there is no obvious solution 38.13% (2018) [21/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who give tasks that require students to think critically 44.81% (2018) [43/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who have students work in small groups to come up with a joint solution to a problem or task 59.23% (2018) [15/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who ask students to decide on their own procedures for solving complex tasks 50.78% (2018) [20/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to follow classroom rules 79.31% (2018) [22/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to listen to what they say 81.71% (2018) [14/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who calm students who are disruptive 74.83% (2018) [16/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to quieten down quickly when the lesson begins 69.19% (2018) [18/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who refer to a problem from everyday life or work to demonstrate why new knowledge is useful 82.12% (2018) [20/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who let students practise similar tasks until they know that every student has understood the subject matter 65.77% (2018) [37/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who give students projects that require at least one week to complete 31.38% (2018) [21/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who let students use ICT for projects or class work 29.65% (2018) [43/47countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who would like to change to another school if possible 35.13% (2018) [6/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who enjoy working at the present school 74.11% (2018) [48/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who would recommend the present school as a good place to work 65.89% (2018) [47/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers satisfied with their performance in the present school 81.46% (2018) [47/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers satisfied with the present job all in all 89.12% (2018) [33/48countries] High school students - Performance and preference> Republic of Korea Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) 515.4 (2022) [4/80countries] Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) 527.3 (2022) [6/80countries] Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) 527.8 (2022) [5/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever repeated a grade 0.0% (2009) [63/65countries] % of 15 year old students who say that mathematics is one of their favourite subjects 39.7% (2022) [50/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that national language is one of their favourite subjects 47.2% (2022) [41/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that science is one of their favourite subjects 48.2% (2022) [47/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that mathematics is easy for them 25.0% (2022) [75/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that national language is easy for them 37.4% (2022) [75/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that science is easy for them 32.2% (2022) [75/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their mathematics class 90.5% (2022) [22/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their national language class 92.3% (2022) [13/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their science class 91.1% (2022) [16/76countries] High school students - Things at home> Republic of Korea % of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home 90.1% (2018) [31/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home 74.3% (2018) [7/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home 61.6% (2018) [15/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home 57.2% (2018) [49/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have musical instruments (e.g. guitar, piano) in their home 21.4% (2018) [78/79countries] High school students - Language lessons> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their language lessons 6.6% (2018) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their language lessons 7.9% (2018) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for the students to quieten down in their language lessons 7.9% (2018) [75/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their language lessons 5.4% (2018) [77/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students don't start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their language lessons 6.4% (2018) [77/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their language lessons 79.2% (2018) [24/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their language lessons 79.3% (2018) [24/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their language lessons 86.6% (2018) [10/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understands in their language lessons 75.0% (2018) [34/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher sets clear goals for our learning in their language lessons 82.0% (2018) [14/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher asks questions to check whether they have understood what was taught in their language lessons 80.1% (2018) [26/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher presents a short summary of the previous lesson in their language lessons 71.6% (2018) [10/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher tells us what we have to learn in their language lessons 87.2% (2018) [8/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher make them feel confident in their ability in their language lessons 74.4% (2018) [32/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher listen to their view in their language lessons 76.4% (2018) [14/76countries] % of 15 year old students who felt that their teacher understand them in their language lessons 76.2% (2018) [11/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher adapts the lesson to their class's needs and knowledge in their language lessons 74.9% (2018) [3/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher provides individual help when a student has difficulties understanding a topic or task in their language lessons 67.5% (2018) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher changes the structure of the lesson on a topic that most students find difficult to understand in their language lessons 60.6% (2018) [2/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher gives them feedback on their strengths in their language lessons 44.0% (2018) [16/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them in which areas they can still improve in their language lessons 50.0% (2018) [21/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them how they can improve their performance in their language lessons 53.2% (2018) [23/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear to them that their teacher liked teaching them in their language lessons 88.3% (2018) [3/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that the enthusiasm of the teacher inspired them in their language lessons 81.9% (2018) [6/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear that the teacher likes to deal with the topic of the lesson in their language lessons 88.2% (2018) [6/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that the teacher showed enjoyment in teaching in their language lessons 87.6% (2018) [2/76countries] % of 15 year old students who read texts that include diagrams or maps for school 13.6% (2018) [70/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read fiction (e.g., novels, short stories) for school 19.2% (2018) [75/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read texts that include tables or graphs for school 17.3% (2018) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read digital texts including links for school 20.3% (2018) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher encourages students to express their opinion about a text in their language lessons 63.5% (2018) [16/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students relate the stories they read to their lives in their language lessons 61.9% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows students how the information in texts builds on what they already know in their language lessons 64.8% (2018) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher poses questions that motivate students to participate actively in their language lessons 67.0% (2018) [14/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have read a text of more than 100 pages in their language lessons 8.8% (2018) [68/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to write a summary of the book or the chapter in their language lessons 53.7% (2018) [71/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to list and write a short description of the main characters in their language lessons 56.7% (2018) [71/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to discuss in small groups with other students who read the same book or chapter in their language lessons 51.9% (2018) [45/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to give their personal thoughts about the book or the chapter in their language lessons 64.6% (2018) [65/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to answer questions about the book or the chapter in their language lessons 74.1% (2018) [63/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to compare the content of the book or the chapter with their own experience in their language lessons 56.3% (2018) [11/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to compare the book with other books or texts on a similar topic in their language lessons 44.0% (2018) [57/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to select a passage they liked or disliked and explain why in their language lessons 31.6% (2018) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to write a text related to what they have read in their language lessons 60.6% (2018) [36/77countries] High school students - Mathematics lessons> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their mathematics lessons 6.7% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their mathematics lessons 9.2% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in their mathematics lessons 9.0% (2022) [78/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their mathematics lessons 8.4% (2022) [80/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students do not start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their mathematics lessons 8.6% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students get distracted by using digital resources in their mathematics lessons 9.1% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students get distracted by other students who are using digital resources in their mathematics lessons 8.7% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their mathematics lessons 73.2% (2022) [28/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their mathematics lessons 76.7% (2022) [28/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their mathematics lessons 83.7% (2022) [11/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understand in their mathematics lessons 66.3% (2022) [48/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to solve mathematics problems without computing anything 7.0% (2022) [78/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain how they solved a mathematics problem 36.3% (2022) [72/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain what assumptions they were making when solving a mathematics problem 25.3% (2022) [78/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain our reasoning when solving a mathematics problem 26.3% (2022) [80/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to defend their answer to a mathematics problem 21.0% (2022) [80/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to think about how new and old mathematics topics were related 26.0% (2022) [73/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think about how to solve mathematics problems in different ways than demonstrated in class 32.4% (2022) [68/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often told them to keep trying even when they face difficulties with a mathematics task 45.9% (2022) [65/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often taught them to memorize rules and apply them to solve mathematics problems 32.0% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to think of problems from everyday life that could be solved with new mathematics knowledge they learned 15.0% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often showed them how mathematics can be useful in our everyday lives 15.7% (2022) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think mathematically 17.3% (2022) [76/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often taught them how to use mathematical logic when approaching new situations 27.9% (2022) [67/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often showed us how some problems that look difficult can be solved more easily by understanding how the number system is organized 38.0% (2022) [61/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often gave problems from everyday life involving numbers and asked them to make a decision about the situation 16.4% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them how different topics are connected to a bigger mathematical idea 19.3% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think about how a problem from everyday life could be solved using mathematics 17.7% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often explained how different mathematical ideas connect to a larger context 22.9% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never worked out from a train timetable how long it would take to get from one place to another 53.1% (2022) [12/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated how much more expensive a computer would be after adding tax 71.0% (2022) [2/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor 52.7% (2022) [6/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried to understand scientific tables presented in an article 67.0% (2022) [2/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 6x2 +5 = 29 13.7% (2022) [61/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried to find the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale 64.9% (2022) [4/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3) 11.1% (2022) [70/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated the power consumption of an electronic appliance per week 62.7% (2022) [21/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 3x+5=17 13.2% (2022) [62/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never extracted mathematical information from diagrams, graphs, or simulations 41.3% (2022) [3/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never interpreted mathematical solutions in the context of a real-life challenge 56.6% (2022) [3/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never used the concept of statistical variation to make a decision 70.9% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never identified mathematical aspects of a real-world problem 56.7% (2022) [7/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never identified constraints and assumptions behind mathematical modelling 65.8% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never represented a situation mathematically using variables, symbols, or diagrams 45.6% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never evaluated the significance of observed patterns in data 52.9% (2022) [9/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried coding/programming computers 69.9% (2022) [31/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never worked with computer mathematics systems 74.4% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated the properties of an irregularly shaped object 55.6% (2022) [7/80countries] High school students - Learning mathematics> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who always actively participate in group discussions during mathematics class. 17.0% (2022) [26/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always pay attention when their mathematics teacher is speaking 35.6% (2022) [52/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always put effort into assignments for mathematics class 31.4% (2022) [39/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always give up when they do not understand the mathematics material being taught 6.6% (2022) [64/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always make time to learn the material for mathematics class 27.5% (2022) [18/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always ask questions when they do not understand the mathematics material being taught 17.6% (2022) [66/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always lose interest during mathematics lessons 11.2% (2022) [63/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always try to connect new material to what they have learned in previous mathematics lessons 18.5% (2022) [48/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always start their work on mathematics assignments right away 12.7% (2022) [76/80countries] % of 15 year old students who often worry that it will be difficult for them in mathematics classes 55.3% (2022) [66/79countries] % of 15 year old students who get very tense when they have to do mathematics homework. 30.3% (2022) [75/79countries] % of 15 year old students who get very nervous doing mathematics problems 32.8% (2022) [70/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel helpless when doing a mathematics problem 39.4% (2022) [52/79countries] % of 15 year old students who worry that they will get poor school grades in mathematics 67.1% (2022) [36/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel anxious about failing in mathematics 42.2% (2022) [71/79countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in one-on-one tutoring with a person for mathematics except school lessons 18.6% (2022) [55/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in Internet or computer tutoring with a programme or application for mathematics except school lessons 11.3% (2022) [67/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in video-recorded instruction by a person for mathematics except school lessons 9.3% (2022) [73/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in small group study or practice (2 to 7 students) for mathematics except school lessons 33.5% (2022) [7/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in large group study or practice (8 or more students) for mathematics except school lessons 17.9% (2022) [26/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not participate in any instruction for mathematics except school lessons 30.0% (2022) [70/80countries] High school students - Mathematics knowledge> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who are confident about working out from a train timetable how long it would take to get from one place to another 54.4% (2022) [46/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating how much more expensive a computer would be after adding tax 40.3% (2022) [75/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor 53.4% (2022) [48/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about understanding scientific tables presented in an article 46.3% (2022) [62/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 6x2 +5 = 29 74.0% (2022) [17/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about finding the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale 36.3% (2022) [77/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3) 74.9% (2022) [14/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating the power consumption of an electronic appliance per week 44.4% (2022) [58/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 3x+5=17 77.2% (2022) [29/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about extracting mathematical information from diagrams, graphs, or simulations 48.3% (2022) [61/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about interpreting mathematical solutions in the context of a real-life challenge 38.0% (2022) [70/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using the concept of statistical variation to make a decision 27.4% (2022) [71/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about identifying mathematical aspects of a real-world problem 40.1% (2022) [67/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about identifying constraints and assumptions behind mathematical modelling 29.3% (2022) [71/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about representing a situation mathematically using variables, symbols, or diagrams 42.1% (2022) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about evaluating the significance of observed patterns in data 46.8% (2022) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about coding/programming computers 35.1% (2022) [40/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about working with computer mathematics systems 34.9% (2022) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating the properties of an irregularly shaped object 35.5% (2022) [67/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Divisor" 65.7% (2022) [6/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Area of a circle" 62.8% (2022) [2/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Subjunctive scaling" 6.3% (2022) [37/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Congruent figures" 59.7% (2022) [2/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Linear equation" 70.4% (2022) [1/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Pythagorean theorem" 73.1% (2022) [3/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Linear inequalities" 63.5% (2022) [1/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Complex number" 59.4% (2022) [1/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Exponential function" 17.8% (2022) [30/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Probability" 45.4% (2022) [17/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Declarative fraction" 3.5% (2022) [71/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Three-dimensional geometry" 5.2% (2022) [76/76countries] High school students - Internet education> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use keywords when using a search engine 49.4% (2018) [60/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to decide whether to trust information from the Internet 54.6% (2018) [71/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to compare different web pages and decide what information is more relevant 50.9% (2018) [70/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school to understand the consequences of making information publicly available online 45.9% (2018) [73/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use the short description below the links in the list of results of a search 42.3% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect whether the information is subjective or biased 48.8% (2018) [43/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect phishing or spam emails 34.5% (2018) [60/77countries] High school students - Reading> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who read only if they have to 53.7% (2018) [17/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that reading is one of their favourite hobbies 41.9% (2018) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students who like talking about books with other people 44.9% (2018) [31/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that reading is a waste of time 15.5% (2018) [58/77countries] % of 15 year old students who I read only to get information that they need 34.5% (2018) [74/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read magazines several times a week 3.4% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read comic books several times a week 25.0% (2018) [2/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read fiction (novels, narratives, stories) several times a week 18.2% (2018) [28/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read non-fiction books (informational, documentary) several times a week 7.7% (2018) [46/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read newspapers several times a week 10.3% (2018) [40/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books more often in paper format 49.0% (2018) [2/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books more often on digital devices 21.8% (2018) [27/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices 12.8% (2018) [60/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spend more than 1 hour a day reading for enjoyment 17.6% (2018) [53/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they are good readers 72.6% (2018) [30/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they are able to understand difficult texts 54.7% (2018) [65/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they read fluently 63.1% (2018) [69/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they have always had difficulty with reading 25.5% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they have to read a text several times before completely understanding it 54.9% (2018) [14/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that I find it difficult to answer questions about a text 27.1% (2018) [31/77countries] High school students - Internet use> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who read emails several times a day 4.8% (2018) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who chat on line several times a day 82.1% (2018) [10/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read online news several times a day 32.3% (2018) [22/77countries] % of 15 year old students who search information online to learn about a particular topic several times a day 40.0% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who take part in online group discussions or forums several times a day 5.1% (2018) [69/77countries] % of 15 year old students who search for practical information online several times a day 32.4% (2018) [4/77countries] High school students - use of digital resources> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities at school 14.6% (2022) [37/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities at school for more than 5 hours a day 17.0% (2022) [14/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities before and after school 24.7% (2022) [8/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities before and after school for more than 5 hours a day 13.2% (2022) [11/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities on weekends 19.5% (2022) [47/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities on weekends for more than 5 hours a day 12.1% (2022) [18/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure at school 23.0% (2022) [57/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure at school for more than 5 hours a day 9.5% (2022) [32/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure before and after school 16.6% (2022) [34/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure before and after school for more than 5 hours a day 6.5% (2022) [73/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure on weekends 5.3% (2022) [67/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure on weekends for more than 5 hours a day 31.1% (2022) [50/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never turn off notifications from social networks and apps during class 9.8% (2022) [75/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always turn off notifications from social networks and apps during class 72.9% (2022) [2/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never turn off notifications from social networks and apps during sleep 25.0% (2022) [70/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always turn off notifications from social networks and apps during sleep 49.8% (2022) [8/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never keep their digital device near them to answer messages at home 10.5% (2022) [34/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always keep their digital device near them to answer messages at home 37.2% (2022) [64/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never have their digital device open in class for notes/ information 44.2% (2022) [32/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always have their digital device open in class for notes/ information 12.6% (2022) [46/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never feel pressured to be online and answer messages during class 42.1% (2022) [71/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always feel pressured to be online and answer messages during class 13.9% (2022) [7/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never feel nervous/anxious without their digital device around 47.5% (2022) [50/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always feel nervous/anxious without their digital device around 2.7% (2022) [75/75countries] High school students - response to a junk mail> Republic of Korea Extent to which 15-year-olds think of answering the email and asking for more information as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 3.58 (2018) [1/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the sender�fs email address as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 4.26 (2018) [7/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of clicking on the link to fill out the form as soon as possible as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 2.72 (2018) [18/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of deleting the email without clicking on the link as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 3.24 (2018) [20/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the website of the mobile phone operator as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 4.28 (2018) [4/77countries] High school students - Impression of PISA Reading Test> Republic of Korea % of those who agree that there were many words they could not understand in the PISA test 20.3% (2018) [37/77countries] % of those who agree that many texts were too difficult for them in the PISA test 22.3% (2018) [29/77countries] % of those who agree that they were lost when they had to navigate between different pages in the PISA test 20.1% (2018) [42/77countries] High school students - learning method> Republic of Korea Extent to which 15-year-olds think of concentrating on the parts of the text that are easy to understand as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.67 (2018) [13/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of quickly reading through the text twice as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.43 (2018) [13/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of discussing its content with other people after reading the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.95 (2018) [3/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of underlining important parts of the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text 4.56 (2018) [3/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of summarising the text in their own words as useful for understanding and memorising the text 4.49 (2018) [3/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text aloud to another person as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.66 (2018) [1/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking that each paragraph is covered in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.97 (2018) [3/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of I trying to copy out accurately as many sentences as possible as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 2.80 (2018) [26/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text as many times as possible before writing the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 4.15 (2018) [4/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of carefully checking whether the most important facts in the text are represented in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 4.56 (2018) [4/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading through the text, underlining the most important sentences, and then writing them in their own words as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 4.61 (2018) [4/77countries] High school students - effort, failure, talent> Republic of Korea % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get a good job 86.5% (2018) [20/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get into a good college 92.4% (2018) [6/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school is important 90.7% (2018) [7/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who find satisfaction in working as hard as they can 91.7% (2018) [3/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who persist until a task is finished once they start 76.2% (2018) [27/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who enjoy doing things when they improve on their past performance 95.0% (2018) [1/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who would rather keep struggling to master something if they are not good at than move on to something they may be good at 76.5% (2018) [15/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who worry about what others think of when they are failing 74.6% (2018) [7/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing 66.1% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who doubt their plans for the future when they are failing 53.2% (2018) [26/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that they can�ft change their intelligence very much 45.3% (2022) [47/75countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that some people are just not good at mathematics, no matter how hard they study 69.0% (2022) [29/75countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that some people are just not good in national language, no matter how hard they study 62.2% (2022) [22/75countries] High school students - competition and cooperation> Republic of Korea % of 15-year-olds who enjoy working in situations involving competition with others 49.0% (2018) [71/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that it is important for them to perform better than other people on a task 63.1% (2018) [33/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who try harder when they are in competition with other people 81.7% (2018) [14/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value competition 65.5% (2018) [4/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students are competing with each other 72.1% (2018) [3/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that competing with each other is important 64.8% (2018) [2/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students feel that they are being compared with others 63.3% (2018) [10/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value cooperation 64.6% (2018) [10/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students are cooperating with each other 67.8% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that cooperating with each other is important 68.5% (2018) [7/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that they are encouraged to cooperate with others 68.4% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on mathematics homework 31.6% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on national language homework 12.3% (2022) [16/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on science homework 10.5% (2022) [40/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on homework in total 46.9% (2022) [27/80countries] High school students - life> Republic of Korea Life satisfaction of 15-year-olds (10 steps) 6.377 (2022) [65/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose 66.4% (2018) [44/74countries] % of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life 64.5% (2018) [28/74countries] % of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life 67.8% (2018) [32/74countries] High school students - feeling> Republic of Korea % of 15-year-olds who always feel happy 43.7% (2018) [37/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel scared 9.5% (2018) [3/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel lively 41.0% (2018) [23/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable 5.4% (2018) [36/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel proud 22.3% (2018) [32/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid 23.9% (2018) [2/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful 44.4% (2018) [31/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel sad 9.8% (2018) [13/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel cheerful 40.3% (2018) [44/73countries] High school students - goals in school> Republic of Korea % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to learn as much as possible 42.9% (2018) [49/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to completely master the material presented in their classes 45.7% (2018) [34/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to understand the content of their classes as thoroughly as possible 57.8% (2018) [31/77countries] High school students - doing things in life> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who usually manage one way or another 85.1% (2018) [30/78countries] % of 15 year old students who feel proud that they have accomplished things 91.4% (2018) [17/76countries] % of 15 year old students who feel that they can handle many things at a time 54.9% (2018) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who can usually find their way out in a difficult situation 80.2% (2018) [35/78countries] High school students - significance of school> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who think that school has done little to prepare them for adult life when they leave school 23.2% (2022) [74/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has been a waste of time 12.9% (2022) [72/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has helped give confidence to make decisions 63.4% (2022) [28/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has taught things which could be useful in a job 66.5% (2022) [51/75countries] High school students - feeling at school> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who feel like an outsider (or left out of things) 8.5% (2022) [78/79countries] % of 15 year old students who make friends easily at school 76.8% (2022) [38/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel like they belong at school. 79.9% (2022) [25/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel awkward and out of place in their school. 11.4% (2022) [79/79countries] % of 15 year old students who think that other students seem to like them 82.1% (2022) [30/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel lonely at school 9.0% (2022) [79/79countries] High school students - views on teachers> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are respectful towards them 94.2% (2022) [2/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers would be concerned about them when they are upset 69.9% (2023) [14/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers would be excited when they come back after graduation 87.0% (2022) [2/78countries] % of 15 year old students who feel intimidated by the teachers 9.9% (2022) [69/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are really interested in their conditions 81.7% (2022) [7/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are friendly towards them 95.0% (2022) [1/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are interested in students' well-being 81.8% (2022) [27/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are mean towards them 6.5% (2022) [67/78countries] High school students - life before school> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who do not eat breakfast before school 24.5% (2022) [34/78countries] % of 15 year old students who eat breakfast before school 5 or more days a week 49.0% (2022) [40/78countries] % of 15 year old students who do not study for school or homework before school 45.5% (2022) [11/79countries] % of 15 year old students who study for school or homework before school 5 or more days a week 20.2% (2022) [56/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work in the household nor take care of family members before school 56.1% (2022) [3/79countries] % of 15 year old students who work in the household or take care of family members before school 5 or more days a week 10.3% (2022) [78/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work for pay before school 96.5% (2022) [2/78countries] % of 15 year old students who work for pay before school 5 or more days a week 1.0% (2022) [76/78countries] % of 15 year old students who do not exercise nor practise a sport before school 63.1% (2022) [2/79countries] % of 15 year old students who exercise or practise a sport before school 5 or more days a week 10.6% (2022) [77/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not eat dinner after school 1.3% (2022) [66/79countries] % of 15 year old students who eat dinner after school 5 or more days a week 86.7% (2022) [22/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not study for school or homework after school 9.4% (2022) [31/80countries] % of 15 year old students who study for school or homework after school 5 or more days a week 53.7% (2022) [19/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work in the household nor take care of family members after school 33.8% (2022) [4/80countries] % of 15 year old students who work in the household or take care of family members after school 5 or more days a week 16.0% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work for pay after school 95.3% (2022) [1/79countries] % of 15 year old students who work for pay after school 5 or more days a week 1.3% (2022) [79/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not exercise nor practise a sport after school 40.3% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15 year old students who exercise or practise a sport after school 5 or more days a week 16.5% (2022) [78/80countries] High school students - family support> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students whose family discuss how well they are doing at school every day 42.3% (2022) [10/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never discuss how well they are doing at school 4.8% (2022) [75/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family eat dinner with them every day 52.2% (2022) [61/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never eat dinner with them 2.2% (2022) [75/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family spend time just talking with them every day 54.3% (2022) [21/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never spend time just talking with them 2.6% (2022) [75/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about the importance of graduating from upper secondary school every day 21.3% (2022) [64/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about the importance of graduating from upper secondary school 12.5% (2022) [13/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about any problems you might have at school every day 27.6% (2022) [51/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about any problems you might have at school 10.6% (2022) [53/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family ask about how well they are getting along with other students at school every day 39.8% (2022) [6/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never ask about how well they are getting along with other students at school 4.9% (2022) [77/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family encourage them to get good school grades every day 29.3% (2022) [71/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never encourage them to get good school grades 7.2% (2022) [36/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family take an interest in what they are learning at school every day 32.8% (2022) [64/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never take an interest in what they are learning at school 8.1% (2022) [46/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about their future education every day 27.0% (2022) [57/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about their future education 4.7% (2022) [62/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family ask what they did in school every day 44.6% (2022) [59/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never ask what they did in school 7.4% (2022) [47/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements 94.8% (2018) [1/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school 92.0% (2018) [1/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents encourage them to be confident 89.7% (2018) [4/77countries] High school students - laziness and bullying> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who have ever skipped a whole school day in the last two weeks 1.3% (2022) [80/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever skipped some classes in the last two weeks 1.8% (2022) [80/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever arrived late for school in the last two weeks 16.0% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been left out of things by other students 2.0% (2022) [79/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been made fun of by other students 13.6% (2022) [78/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been threatened by other students 1.4% (2022) [79/79countries] % of 15 year old students whose belongings have ever been taken away or destroyed by other students 2.9% (2022) [79/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been hit or pushed around by other students 0.8% (2022) [79/79countries] % of 15 year old students whose nasty rumours have ever been spread by other students 6.4% (2022) [79/79countries] % of 15 year old students who were in a physical fight on school property 2.7% (2022) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who stayed home from school because they felt unsafe 0.8% (2022) [77/77countries] % of 15 year old students who gave money to someone at school because they are threatened 1.0% (2022) [74/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are irritated when nobody defends bullied students 85.0% (2018) [4/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it is a good thing to help students who can�ft defend themselves 93.2% (2018) [1/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it is a wrong thing to join in bullying 92.5% (2018) [3/77countries] % of 15 year old students who feel bad seeing other students bullied 93.6% (2018) [1/77countries] % of 15 year old students who like to see someone standing up for bullied students 93.2% (2018) [2/77countries] High school students - learning foreign language> Republic of Korea Average hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school 6.05 (2015) [9/56countries] Dispersion (S.E.) of hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school 0.123 (2015) [16/56countries] High school students - problem solving> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who definitely check brochure to check how to get to the zoo 36.7% (2012) [40/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely study a map and work out the best route 36.6% (2012) [25/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely leave it to their brother to worry about how to get there 10.5% (2012) [32/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely suggest just to start driving 15.4% (2012) [55/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely check similarities with the machines they have used when the ticket machine is new 18.1% (2012) [64/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely try out all the buttons to see what happens when the ticket machine is new 10.7% (2012) [44/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely ask someone for help when the ticket machine is new 22.6% (2012) [49/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely try to find a ticket office when the ticket machine is new 23.5% (2012) [58/64countries] High school students - future career> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students who have done an internship 9.3% (2022) [75/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have attended work experience or work-site visits 53.8% (2022) [23/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have visited a job fair 18.0% (2022) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have spoken to a career advisor at school 53.3% (2022) [24/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have spoken to a career advisor outside of school 31.8% (2022) [53/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have completed a questionnaire to find out about their interests and abilities 68.3% (2022) [23/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched the internet for information about careers 80.4% (2022) [36/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have been to an organised tour in an Upper secondary school or University 26.4% (2022) [66/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched the internet for information about Upper secondary school or University programmes 57.8% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched information on student financing (e.g. student loans or grants) 25.0% (2022) [76/76countries] School response to Covid-19> Republic of Korea % of 15 year old students whose school sent learning materials to study on their own every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 37.9% (2022) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school sent assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 60.6% (2022) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school uploaded material on a learning management system or school learning platform every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 71.3% (2022) [25/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school checked in to ensure their completing assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 48.0% (2022) [57/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school offered live virtual classes on a video communication program every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 68.0% (2022) [43/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school asked to submit completed school assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 61.2% (2022) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school gave helpful tips about how to study on their own every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 27.5% (2022) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school checked in to ask their feeling every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 19.2% (2022) [73/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use their own laptop, desktop computer, or tablet for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 50.3% (2022) [37/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use their own smartphone for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 43.5% (2022) [34/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use a digital device that was also used by other family members for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 4.2% (2022) [70/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use a digital device that their school gave or lent to them for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 1.2% (2022) [72/77countries] % of 15 year old students who did not have any digital device for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 0.8% (2022) [69/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt less during the Covid-19 pandemic 77.4% (2022) [2/76countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt about as much during the Covid-19 pandemic 16.4% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt more during the Covid-19 pandemic 6.2% (2022) [65/76countries] % of 15 year old students who used paper textbooks, workbooks, or worksheets every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 32.5% (2022) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used digital textbooks, workbooks, or worksheets every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 25.4% (2022) [44/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used real time lessons on a video communication program by school every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 52.2% (2022) [27/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used real time lessons on a video communication program by private tutoring every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 40.6% (2022) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used learning material sent by teachers via SNS every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 24.9% (2022) [38/76countries] % of 15 year old students who used recorded lessons or other digital material provided by school teachers every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 30.6% (2022) [12/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used recorded lessons or other digital material provided by other than school teachers every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 17.7% (2022) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used lessons broadcast over television or radio every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 7.4% (2022) [50/77countries] % of 15 year old students who had problems with access to a digital device when they needed it more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 28.2% (2022) [10/77countries] % of 15 year old students who had problems with Internet access more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 6.7% (2022) [44/77countries] % of 15 year old students lack of school supplies more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 5.4% (2022) [26/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to find a quiet place to study more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 5.7% (2022) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to find time to study because of housework more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 3.1% (2022) [75/77countries] % of 15 year old students lack of motivation to do school work more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 11.8% (2022) [74/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to understand school assignments more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 6.4% (2022) [74/77countries] % of 15 year old students not having anyone to help them with school work more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 5.4% (2022) [75/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them with their school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 49.2% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have asked what they were learning during the Covid-19 pandemic 68.2% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them create a learning schedule during the Covid-19 pandemic 41.3% (2022) [71/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them access learning materials online during the Covid-19 pandemic 51.7% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have checked their completing assignments during the Covid-19 pandemic 58.0% (2022) [76/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have explained new content during the Covid-19 pandemic 36.6% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them find additional learning resources during the Covid-19 pandemic 45.8% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have taught them additional topics not part of their school assignments during the Covid-19 pandemic 39.5% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students who felt lonely during the Covid-19 pandemic 20.3% (2022) [77/77countries] % of 15 year old students who enjoyed learning by themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic 48.2% (2022) [70/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose teachers were available when they needed help during the Covid-19 pandemic 71.9% (2022) [21/77countries] % of 15 year old students who felt anxious about school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 37.2% (2022) [69/77countries] % of 15 year old students who was motivated to learn during the Covid-19 pandemic 29.2% (2022) [72/77countries] % of 15 year old students who fell behind in their school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 55.1% (2022) [24/77countries] % of 15 year old students who improved their skills in using digital devices for learning purposes during the Covid-19 pandemic 31.4% (2022) [77/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose teachers were well prepared to provide instruction remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic 53.7% (2022) [51/77countries] % of 15 year old students who were well prepared to learn on their own during the Covid-19 pandemic 38.7% (2022) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who missed sports and other physical activities organised by school during the Covid-19 pandemic 62.3% (2022) [38/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using a learning management system or school learning platform 72.4% (2022) [29/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using a video communication program 71.0% (2022) [43/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about finding learning resources online on their own 65.1% (2022) [57/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about planning when to do school work on their own 51.0% (2022) [75/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about motivating themselves to do school work 57.1% (2022) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about focusing on school work without reminders 54.2% (2022) [66/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about completing school work independently 53.7% (2022) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about assessing their progress with learning 54.1% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students who feel prepared for learning on their own in case of another school closure 54.4% (2022) [60/76countries] University> Republic of Korea % of 25-34 year olds that has attained tertiary education 69.6% (2022) [1/35countries] % of 55-64 year olds that has attained tertiary education 27.3% (2022) [26/35countries] % of those who think that only students from the best secondary schools can obtain a university education 52.8% (2009) [3/41countries] % of those who think that only the rich can afford a university education 57.2% (2009) [4/41countries] % of those who think that university is open to every gender, ethnicity or social background 57.4% (2009) [24/41countries] % of general government expenditure on tertiary education 43.3% (2020) [33/39countries] % of household expenditure on tertiary education 56.7% (2020) [7/39countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for giving financial help to university students from low-income families 83.1% (2016) [30/35countries] % of international students inflow in tertiary enrolments 3.7% (2020) [30/36countries] Mass media> Republic of Korea World Press Freedom Index (World ranking) 47 (2023) [47/177countries] Degree of trust in the news media (excluding SNS) (0-10 scale) 5.35 (2020) [9/28countries] % of those who think that it is important that the media can report the news without censorship 90.8% (2019) [22/34countries] % of those who think that the spread of false information online is a major threat to their country 83.1% (2022) [1/19countries] % of those who have contacted or appeared in the media to express their views 4.7% (2014) [29/34countries] % of those who watch TV, DVD, videos in their free time daily 69.9% (2007) [20/34countries] % of those who get much enjoyment from watching TV, DVD, videos 34.2% (2007) [32/34countries] % of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day 27.6% (2007) [27/50countries] % of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day 34.9% (2007) [21/50countries] % of those who think that television should give preference to the country's own films and programmes 51.9% (2013) [13/33countries] % of those who think that the media has the most influence on the actions of the government 37.0% (2016) [8/35countries]