Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 0.7099 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in South Korea, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in South Korea stood at 0.7099 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in South Korea peaked at 0.7099 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3523 GPIA, in 2003.
South Korea ranks 65th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.3523 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.3893 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4086 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4383 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4634 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4752 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4772 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4987 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5191 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5338 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5417 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5723 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5898 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5849 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5955 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6201 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.664 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6744 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6715 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6816 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6994 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7099 GPIA | +1.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.7099 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.7099 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 GPIA, 66% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4292 GPIA | 0.3523 GPIA | 0.4772 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.572 GPIA | 0.4987 GPIA | 0.664 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6874 GPIA | 0.6715 GPIA | 0.7099 GPIA | 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 0.7099 GPIA 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 0.7099 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3523 GPIA in 2003.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- South Korea ranks 65th out of 77 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 24.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release