Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.437 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Korea, 2009β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Korea stood at 0.437 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Korea peaked at 0.5448 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2655 GPIA, in 2009.
Korea ranks 50th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2655 GPIA | 0.2655 GPIA | 0.2655 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3468 GPIA | 0.2758 GPIA | 0.4588 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4856 GPIA | 0.437 GPIA | 0.5448 GPIA | 5 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Korea was 0.437 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5448 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2655 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Korea ranks 50th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release