Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 5.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Korea, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Korea stood at 5.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Korea peaked at 5.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2003.
That places Korea 44th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 41 Portugal 6.3% compare
- 42 Bahrain, Kingdom of 5.8% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 5.2% compare
- 45 Colombia 4.6% compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 4.4% compare
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.3% compare
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 5.1% 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 5.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2003.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Korea ranks 44th out of 82 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 20.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release