Canada vs South Korea: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Canada

99.6%

in 2020

South Korea

99.7%

in 2020

Canada rank

12th

South Korea rank

9th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

South Korea currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 9th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.