Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 0.9648 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in South Korea, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in South Korea is 0.9648 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in South Korea peaked at 0.9648 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6288 LPIA, in 1970.
South Korea ranks 56th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in South Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6288 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8655 LPIA | +37.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8829 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8935 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9088 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9321 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9366 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9361 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9389 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9405 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9433 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9489 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9523 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9555 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9579 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9615 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9648 LPIA | +0.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.9648 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.9648 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9781 LPIA, 99% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +37.6% | 0.6288 LPIA | 0.8655 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6288 LPIA | 0.6288 LPIA | 0.6288 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8806 LPIA | 0.8655 LPIA | 0.8935 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9356 LPIA | 0.9088 LPIA | 0.9489 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9584 LPIA | 0.9523 LPIA | 0.9648 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in South Korea?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in South Korea was 0.9648 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9648 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6288 LPIA in 1970.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- South Korea ranks 56th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release