Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9799 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea is 0.9799 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9799 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9301 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Republic of Korea 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9361 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9485 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9301 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9552 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9647 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9682 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9613 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9715 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9721 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9714 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9382 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 0.9485 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9672 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 0.9728 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9759 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 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)
- 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 primary education or higher in Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea was 0.9799 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9799 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9301 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Republic of Korea ranks 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release