Australia vs South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Australia
0.662 LPIA
in 2024
South Korea
0.6393 LPIA
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
South Korea rank
26th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.662 LPIA against 0.6393 LPIA in South Korea, a difference of 0.0227 LPIA.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 26th of 93 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6395 LPIA | 0.4212 LPIA | 0.2183 LPIA | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.6764 LPIA | 0.5847 LPIA | 0.0917 LPIA | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.6674 LPIA | 0.6271 LPIA | 0.0404 LPIA | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Australia or South Korea?
- Australia, at 0.662 LPIA against 0.6393 LPIA in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Australia and South Korea?
- 0.0227 LPIA, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 26th of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, 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