Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.3652 LPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Korea, Republic of, 2010β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Korea, Republic of is 0.3652 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Korea, Republic of peaked at 0.3943 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2556 LPIA, in 2018.
Korea, Republic of ranks 22nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3092 LPIA | 0.2556 LPIA | 0.3943 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3179 LPIA | 0.2851 LPIA | 0.3652 LPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Korea, Republic of
- 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 doctoral or equivalent in Korea, Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Korea, Republic of was 0.3652 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3943 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2556 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Korea, Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Korea, Republic of ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release