Overall Physical Activity
D−전반적인 신체활동
대한민국 아동·청소년 신체활동 리포트 카드
Every child
deserves an
active life.
We turn the best available evidence into a clear picture of how South Korea supports physical activity for children and adolescents.
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GLOBAL MATRIX 5.0 · DECEMBER 202610 COMMON INDICATORS67 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
GLOBAL MATRIX 5.0 · DECEMBER 202610 COMMON INDICATORS67 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
01 · Report Card
Latest published assessment · 2022
At a glance
Strong systems.
Too little movement.
South Korea’s policies, schools, and built environment can enable active lives. Yet the behavioral grades show that this support is not consistently translating into movement.
Organized Sport & Activity
INC조직화된 스포츠 및 신체활동
Active Play
INC활동적인 놀이
Active Transportation
B+활동적인 이동
Sedentary Behavior
D좌식 행동
Physical Fitness
INC체력
Family & Peers
C−가족 및 또래
School
A학교
Community & Environment
B−지역사회 및 환경
Government
A*정부
* Government grade uses the HEPA 2 policy assessment approach. INC means available evidence was insufficient or inadequate to assign a grade.
The essential challenge
Build the bridge between opportunity and everyday movement.
02 · The Initiative
South Korea × Global Matrix
A national lens. A global benchmark.
Tracking progress
since 2015.
South Korea joined the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance in 2015 to evaluate how well children and adolescents are supported to live active, healthy lives.
Each Report Card synthesizes the best available national evidence, identifies research gaps, enables international comparison, and gives decision-makers a practical advocacy tool.
Visit the global country profile ↗South Korea forms its first national Report Card working group.
The country’s first comprehensive physical activity assessment is released.
A second Report Card compares progress across 49 participating countries.
The latest published assessment joins evidence from 57 countries.
Upcoming
2026Global Matrix 5.0South Korea’s next Report Card launches with 67 countries in Hong Kong, December 2–4.
03 · Priorities
From evidence to action
Where we move next
Three priorities.
One active generation.
Make movement visible
Improve physical activity surveillance and monitoring so that every child’s experience is represented and progress can be measured.
Turn policy into practice
Evaluate whether government, local, and school-level policies are creating meaningful opportunities to move every day.
Advocate with evidence
Connect researchers, educators, families, and decision-makers around a shared agenda for healthy, active lives.
04 · Reports
Read · Use · Share
The evidence
in your hands.
Explore South Korea’s Report Cards and the research behind them.
Together, we can move the grade
Evidence into action.
Action into movement.
Follow the initiative and help make active choices possible for every child and adolescent in South Korea.