Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9246 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea stood at 0.9246 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9246 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4705 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Republic of Korea 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4705 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8548 GPIA | +81.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8779 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8709 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8917 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8937 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8973 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9036 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9058 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9091 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9097 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9108 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.913 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9159 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9178 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9221 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9246 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4705 GPIA | 0.4705 GPIA | 0.4705 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8679 GPIA | 0.8548 GPIA | 0.8779 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9027 GPIA | 0.8917 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9187 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 0.9246 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea was 0.9246 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9246 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4705 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Republic of Korea ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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