Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 52.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea stood at 52.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea peaked at 52.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2013.
That places Korea 11th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 47.4% | 44.7% | 49.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.0% | 52.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 8 South Africa 57.5% compare
- 9 Sweden 56.5% compare
- 10 Estonia 54.2% compare
- 12 United States of America 52.1% compare
- 13 New Zealand 51.8% compare
- 14 Iceland 51.2% 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)
- 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 52.9% 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 52.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Korea ranks 11th out of 76 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 15.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release