Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Korea
Korea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 99.2% in 2016. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Korea, 2006β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 99.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Korea peaked at 99.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2008.
That places Korea 2nd out of 95 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.5% | 82.8% | 94.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 99.2% | 4 |
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 in Korea?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Korea was 99.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release