International student dropout rates fall at Korean universities: data
The Korea Herald · Lee Seung-ku ·
The dropout rate among international students at South Korea’s four-year universities and junior colleges declined between 2023 and 2025, although some regions
Regional disparities found in regions like Seoul, Gyeonggi Province
The dropout rate among international students at South Korea’s four-year universities and junior colleges declined between 2023 and 2025, although some regions continued to report disproportionately high rates, according to data released Sunday by the Korean Educational Development Institute.
Some 5.6 percent of international students dropped out of universities and industrial colleges in 2025, falling by 1.25 percentage points from 6.85 percent in 2023.
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