Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 39.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea is 39.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Korea peaked at 39.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2013.
Korea ranks 7th 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 | 34.3% | 32.7% | 36.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 36.1% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 4 Lithuania 47.7% compare
- 5 Luxembourg 45.1% compare
- 6 Switzerland 39.8% compare
- 8 Germany 37.4% compare
- 9 Australia 36.1% compare
- 10 United States 35.7% 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 39.2% 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 39.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Korea ranks 7th out of 75 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 16.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release