Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.4266 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Korea, Republic of, 2010β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Korea, Republic of is 0.4266 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Korea, Republic of peaked at 0.4345 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3787 LPIA, in 2010.
Korea, Republic of ranks 27th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4042 LPIA | 0.3787 LPIA | 0.4214 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4279 LPIA | 0.4193 LPIA | 0.4345 LPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Korea, Republic of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Korea, Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Korea, Republic of was 0.4266 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4345 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3787 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Korea, Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Korea, Republic of ranks 27th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release