Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6101 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Korea, 2010β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 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 Korea peaked at 0.6101 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5361 GPIA, in 2013.
That places 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.
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 Korea
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 0.6101 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.6101 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5361 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Korea ranks 65th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, 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