Center for
Educational Statistics

Service Objectives

The purpose of the higher education statistics survey is to make quality statistical data for schools, students, and teachers of higher education institutions by conducting a census, and to provide basic statistical information for policy-makers and researchers.

The survey's results are also used to evaluate current domestic educational policies and to assess the operation of higher education institutions. 

What we do.

Share the results of the survey.

Publish educational statistical data reports. 

Manage Information disclosure system of higher education institutions.

Assess the education statistics programs and improve the survey process.

History

1962: 'Yearbook of education statistics' published. 

1963: State-approved as National Statistics.

Until 1990: 'Yearbook of education statistics'(Ministry of Education) published. (Ministry of Education, National Board of Educational Evaluation)

1991: Name change of 'Yearbook of Education Statistics'

1992-1997: National Board of Educational Evaluation published the Yearbook. 

1998: The education statistics project was transferred from the Ministry of Education to Korean Educational Development Institute.

2006: Designated as Statistics Korean NSO(National Statistical Office)-designated statistics (No. 33401)

2007: An integrated survey of higher education statistics started.

2008: Integral system of Education statistics and Information disclosure system started. 

2011: Implementation of the second-half survey of teachers at higher educational institutions

2014: Advanced system of higher education statistics was introduced. 

2015: Survey conducted using the advanced system of higher education statistics (First round)

2016: Survey conducted using the advanced system of higher education statistics (Second round)

Legal basis

Higher Education Act, Article 11(3) (Act No.15948, Dec.18, 2018(Enforcement date))

Lifelong Education Act, Article 18 (Act No.14160, May.30, 2017(Enforcement date))

Statistics Act (Act No.14843, Feb.10, 2018(Enforcement date)) : Basic education statistics (designated statistics) - approval of National Statistics Office, Approval No. 334001.

Directive on Survey of Educational Statistics, (Ministry of Education Directive No. 260, June.8, 2018)

Regulations for Management of Educational Information and Statistics, (Ministry of Education Directive No. 257, May.4, 2018(Enforcement date))

Survey subjects

A total of 1,600 institutions (includes affiliated schools of 430 tertiary education institutions). 

This survey includes all remaining students who still enrolled in closed schools due to school merge or change of school system.

Expected Outcomes

Improve the availability of data for timely policy-making by providing statistical reports on education.