Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.7099 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Korea, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 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 Korea peaked at 0.7099 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3523 GPIA, in 2003.
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.
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 Korea
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)
- 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?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 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 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 Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3523 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Korea ranks 65th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 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