Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea
Korea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 99.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 99.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 1981.
That places Korea 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Korea was 99.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 1981.
- How does Korea rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Korea ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release