Germany vs Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Germany
0.3922 LPIA
in 2022
Korea
0.3652 LPIA
in 2023
Germany rank
20th
Korea rank
22nd
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Germany
- Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3922 LPIA against 0.3652 LPIA in Korea, a difference of 0.027 LPIA.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Korea ahead.
Germany ranks 20th and Korea ranks 22nd of 40 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3688 LPIA | 0.3022 LPIA | 0.0667 LPIA | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.3856 LPIA | 0.3022 LPIA | 0.0835 LPIA | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Germany or Korea?
- Germany, at 0.3922 LPIA against 0.3652 LPIA in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Germany and Korea?
- 0.027 LPIA, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Korea rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 20th and Korea ranks 22nd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release