Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA was 0.4152 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in South Korea, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.4152 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in South Korea peaked at 0.4533 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2238 LPIA, in 2018.
South Korea ranks 14th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA in South Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2894 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.4327 LPIA | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4533 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3389 LPIA | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2878 LPIA | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2309 LPIA | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2238 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2525 LPIA | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2873 LPIA | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2487 LPIA | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2897 LPIA | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3972 LPIA | +37.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4152 LPIA | +4.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.4152 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4025 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3137 LPIA | 0.2238 LPIA | 0.4533 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3276 LPIA | 0.2487 LPIA | 0.4152 LPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in South Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in South Korea was 0.4152 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4533 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2238 LPIA in 2018.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- South Korea ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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, 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