Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.3534 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in South Korea, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.3534 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in South Korea peaked at 0.367 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2107 LPIA, in 2014.
That places South Korea 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in South Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2405 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.2135 LPIA | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2107 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2911 LPIA | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3467 LPIA | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3549 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3302 LPIA | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2737 LPIA | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.367 LPIA | +34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3481 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3236 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2773 LPIA | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3534 LPIA | +27.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.3534 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3534 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2827 LPIA | 0.2107 LPIA | 0.3549 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3339 LPIA | 0.2773 LPIA | 0.367 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 0.3534 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 0.367 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2107 LPIA in 2014.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- South Korea ranks 16th out of 35 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 up 67.7%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release