Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.4121 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Republic of Korea, 2010β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 0.4121 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.417 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2956 LPIA, in 2014.
That places Republic of Korea 30th out of 56 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.3537 LPIA | 0.2956 LPIA | 0.4016 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4041 LPIA | 0.3906 LPIA | 0.417 LPIA | 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)
- 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 Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Republic of Korea was 0.4121 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.417 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2956 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Republic of Korea ranks 30th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release