Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.4121 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in South Korea, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
South 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 South Korea peaked at 0.417 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2956 LPIA, in 2014.
That places South 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in South Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3125 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.361 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2956 LPIA | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.374 LPIA | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3399 LPIA | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3818 LPIA | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3635 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4016 LPIA | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3917 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4091 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3906 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.417 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4121 LPIA | -1.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.4121 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 84% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.4121 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
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 South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in South Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in South 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 South 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 South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2956 LPIA in 2014.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- South Korea ranks 30th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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February 2026 Data Release