Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.5951 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea is 0.5951 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea peaked at 0.6471 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5031 LPIA, in 2010.
That places South Korea 14th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in South Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5031 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5425 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5504 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5569 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5526 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5427 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5453 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.566 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5837 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6182 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6471 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6313 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5951 LPIA | -5.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.5951 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5085 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.5951 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3593 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5449 LPIA | 0.5031 LPIA | 0.566 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6151 LPIA | 0.5837 LPIA | 0.6471 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea was 0.5951 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6471 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5031 LPIA in 2010.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- South Korea ranks 14th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release