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Share of foreign students in Korea less than half OECD average

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Foreign students are taking up a growing share of spots at Korean universities, but their presence remains less than half the OECD average, new data showed Tuesday. They accounted for 5.3 percent of Korea’s higher education enrollment in 2024, compared to an average of 12.1 percent among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2026 report. Korea’s share has risen sharply from 1.7 percent in 2015. The OECD average also in