Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea stood at 90.0%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Korea peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1970.
Korea ranks 43rd of 134 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 27.6% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 67.3% | 71.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 77.0% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 82.9% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.1% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 40 France 91.6% compare
- 41 Luxembourg 90.7% compare
- 42 Netherlands 90.3% compare
- 44 Belgium 88.9% compare
- 45 Puerto Rico 88.8% compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 88.7% compare
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 90.0% 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 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Korea ranks 43rd out of 134 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 4.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release