Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.439 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in South Korea, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in South 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 South Korea peaked at 0.5322 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2792 GPIA, in 2010.
South 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2792 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.3212 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3459 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3353 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3386 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3441 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3757 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4534 GPIA | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5322 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5257 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4521 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4541 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.439 GPIA | -3.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.439 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.439 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4593 GPIA, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 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 0.439 GPIA 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 0.5322 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2792 GPIA in 2010.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- South Korea ranks 40th out of 49 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 26.9%. 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, 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