Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5951 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in 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 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 Korea peaked at 0.6471 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5031 LPIA, in 2010.
That places 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.
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 Korea
- 11 Ireland 0.6655 LPIA compare
- 12 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.6441 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6196 LPIA compare
- 15 Sweden 0.5839 LPIA compare
- 16 United States 0.5714 LPIA compare
- 17 Slovenia 0.5713 LPIA compare
More education data for 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 Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 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 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 Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5031 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Korea ranks 14th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release