Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Republic of Korea, 2008–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Republic of Korea is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
That places Republic of Korea 31st out of 58 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.2% | — |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Republic of Korea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Republic of Korea was 0.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Republic of Korea ranks 31st out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.