Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8146 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea is 0.8146 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea peaked at 0.8146 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5974 GPIA, in 2003.
Korea ranks 87th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6385 GPIA | 0.5974 GPIA | 0.6791 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7393 GPIA | 0.7024 GPIA | 0.7785 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.7831 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 84 Saudi Arabia 0.8599 GPIA compare
- 85 Guatemala 0.8489 GPIA compare
- 86 Hong Kong (China) 0.8358 GPIA compare
- 88 Switzerland 0.8094 GPIA compare
- 89 Mauritius 0.7972 GPIA compare
- 90 Pakistan 0.6958 GPIA 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea was 0.8146 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 0.8146 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5974 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Korea ranks 87th out of 108 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 11.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release