Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9063 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 0.9063 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9063 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.395 GPIA, in 1970.
Republic of Korea ranks 86th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.395 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.4813 GPIA | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5719 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7412 GPIA | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7742 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8195 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8247 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8269 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8467 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8382 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8453 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8517 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8298 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8646 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8579 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8619 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8688 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.874 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8831 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8867 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8871 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8885 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8912 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8953 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8969 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9027 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9063 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4381 GPIA | 0.395 GPIA | 0.4813 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5719 GPIA | 0.5719 GPIA | 0.5719 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7577 GPIA | 0.7412 GPIA | 0.7742 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8353 GPIA | 0.8195 GPIA | 0.8517 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8753 GPIA | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.8885 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8985 GPIA | 0.8912 GPIA | 0.9063 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 0.9063 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 0.9063 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 0.395 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Republic of Korea ranks 86th out of 131 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 3.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release