Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9351 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Republic of 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 Republic of Korea is 0.9351 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9351 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5513 LPIA, in 1970.
Republic of Korea ranks 59th 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 primary (ISCED 1), population in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5513 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8037 LPIA | +45.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8271 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8381 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8584 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8846 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8915 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8935 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8956 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8958 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.899 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9096 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9187 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9268 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9283 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9316 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9351 LPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5513 LPIA | 0.5513 LPIA | 0.5513 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.823 LPIA | 0.8037 LPIA | 0.8381 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.891 LPIA | 0.8584 LPIA | 0.9096 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9281 LPIA | 0.9187 LPIA | 0.9351 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 132,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,412 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Republic of Korea was 0.9351 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9351 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5513 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Republic of Korea ranks 59th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release