Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 47.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 47.9% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea peaked at 47.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2013.
Korea ranks 19th of 77 countries on this measure, 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 | 41.1% | 38.0% | 43.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 44.4% | 47.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 16 New Zealand 48.8% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 48.5% compare
- 18 Denmark 48.0% compare
- 20 Finland 47.8% compare
- 21 Greece 43.3% compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 42.9% 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 47.9% 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 47.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Korea ranks 19th out of 77 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 22.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release