Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.439 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Korea, 2010β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Korea is 0.439 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Korea peaked at 0.5322 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2792 GPIA, in 2010.
Korea ranks 40th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3492 GPIA | 0.2792 GPIA | 0.4534 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4806 GPIA | 0.439 GPIA | 0.5322 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 0.439 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 0.5322 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2792 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Korea ranks 40th out of 49 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 26.9%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release