Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 58.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 58.1% 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea peaked at 58.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2013.
Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.8% | 51.6% | 55.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.8% | 58.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Republic of Korea was 58.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2013.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Republic of Korea ranks 6th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release