Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s was 26.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea stood at 26.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in South Korea peaked at 27.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2010.
South Korea ranks 8th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.3% | — |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -3.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 26.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 26.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.0%, 3.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +28.1% | 16.3% | 20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.5% | 16.3% | 24.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.8% | 27.7% | 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 26.7% 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 27.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2010.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- South Korea ranks 8th out of 85 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 22.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release