Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.6734 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 0.6734 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.6857 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6282 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Republic of Korea 21st out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6364 LPIA | 0.6282 LPIA | 0.6499 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6695 LPIA | 0.6468 LPIA | 0.6857 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea was 0.6734 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6857 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6282 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Republic of Korea ranks 21st out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release