Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8237 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea stood at 0.8237 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea peaked at 0.8237 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7357 GPIA, in 2013.
Korea ranks 62nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7634 GPIA | 0.7357 GPIA | 0.792 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8107 GPIA | 0.7951 GPIA | 0.8237 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea was 0.8237 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8237 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7357 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Korea ranks 62nd out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release