Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea is 88.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 1970.
Korea ranks 35th of 94 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 Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.9% | — |
| 2000 | 66.9% | +191.4% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 66.9% | 71.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 76.4% | 85.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.7% | 88.8% | 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)
- 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 Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Korea ranks 35th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release