Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9799 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in South Korea, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.9799 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in South Korea peaked at 0.9799 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8239 GPIA, in 1970.
That places South Korea 65th out of 98 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8239 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9426 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9535 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9485 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9626 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9647 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9682 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9692 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9715 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9721 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9714 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8239 GPIA | 0.8239 GPIA | 0.8239 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9482 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9691 GPIA | 0.9626 GPIA | 0.9728 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9759 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South 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 South Korea?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in South Korea was 0.9799 GPIA 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 0.9799 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8239 GPIA in 1970.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- South Korea ranks 65th out of 98 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 1.2%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release