Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8146 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in South Korea, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in South 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 South Korea peaked at 0.8146 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5974 GPIA, in 2003.
South 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.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5974 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.6053 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6466 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6639 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6791 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7024 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7157 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7222 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7284 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7436 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7567 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7672 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7785 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7831 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7889 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7999 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.805 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8146 GPIA | +1.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.8146 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 73% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.8146 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9635 GPIA, 85% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
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 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 0.8146 GPIA 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 0.8146 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5974 GPIA in 2003.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- South Korea ranks 87th out of 108 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 11.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release