Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 1.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in South Korea, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 1.4% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in South Korea peaked at 1.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.
That places South Korea 18th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in South Korea, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.7% | — |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in South Korea?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in South Korea was 1.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
- South Korea ranks 18th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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+, male (%) (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.