Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Korea
Korea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1 modelled data in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Korea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Korea stood at 1 modelled data.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Korea peaked at 1 modelled data in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.999 modelled data, in 1981.
Korea ranks 130th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9993 modelled data | 0.999 modelled data | 0.9995 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9997 modelled data | 0.9996 modelled data | 0.9999 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 modelled data | 0.9999 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Korea?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Korea was 1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.999 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Korea rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Korea ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release