Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea

Korea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
99.5%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea, 1981–2025

0204060801001981200320251981: 99.5 %1982: 99.6 %1983: 99.6 %1984: 99.6 %1985: 99.6 %1986: 99.7 %1987: 99.7 %1988: 99.7 %1989: 99.7 %1990: 99.7 %1991: 99.8 %1992: 99.8 %1993: 99.8 %1994: 99.8 %1995: 99.8 %1996: 99.8 %1997: 99.8 %1998: 99.9 %1999: 99.9 %2000: 99.9 %2001: 99.9 %2002: 99.9 %2003: 99.9 %2004: 99.9 %2005: 99.9 %2006: 99.9 %2007: 99.9 %2008: 99.9 %2009: 100 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %2025: 100 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Korea recorded 100.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 1981.

That places Korea 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 9
1990s 99.8% 99.7% 99.9% 10
2000s 99.9% 99.9% 100.0% 10
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 6

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 1981.
How does Korea rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
Korea ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release