Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in South Korea
South Korea: Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.6734 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in South Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
South 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 South Korea peaked at 0.6857 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6282 LPIA, in 2016.
That places South 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.
Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in South Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6324 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6423 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6282 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6303 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6352 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6499 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6468 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6614 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6801 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6857 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6734 LPIA | -1.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.6734 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6407 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.6734 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5831 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in South Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in South 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 South 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 South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6282 LPIA in 2016.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- South Korea ranks 21st out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 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