Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 95.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Korea peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1970.
Republic of Korea ranks 27th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.0% | — |
| 2000 | 89.8% | +36.0% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 89.8% | 91.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.1% | 94.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.9% | 95.7% | 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 95.7% 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 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1970.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Republic of Korea ranks 27th 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 1.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release