Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender was 0.6101 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea stood at 0.6101 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea peaked at 0.6101 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5361 GPIA, in 2013.
That places South Korea 65th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5396 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5361 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5459 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6089 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5752 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5767 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5991 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6061 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5873 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5913 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6101 GPIA | +3.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.6101 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28 GPIA, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.6101 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.28 GPIA, 48% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5727 GPIA | 0.5361 GPIA | 0.6089 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5987 GPIA | 0.5873 GPIA | 0.6101 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.6101 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.6101 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5361 GPIA in 2013.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- South Korea ranks 65th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release