Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9648 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in 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 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 Korea peaked at 0.9648 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6288 LPIA, in 1970.
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.
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 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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Korea?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 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 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 Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6288 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- 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 Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 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