Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5632 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Republic of Korea, 2010β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Republic of Korea is 0.5632 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.5878 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4567 LPIA, in 2010.
Republic of Korea ranks 26th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5063 LPIA | 0.4567 LPIA | 0.5261 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5678 LPIA | 0.5409 LPIA | 0.5878 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Republic of Korea was 0.5632 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5878 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4567 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Republic of Korea ranks 26th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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