Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9238 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.9238 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in South Korea peaked at 0.9238 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.786 GPIA, in 2009.
That places South Korea 66th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8034 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8253 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.786 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8451 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8732 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8809 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8677 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8876 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.886 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8878 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8971 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9078 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.919 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9194 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9217 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9238 GPIA | +0.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.9238 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.9238 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9456 GPIA, 98% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8049 GPIA | 0.786 GPIA | 0.8253 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8782 GPIA | 0.8451 GPIA | 0.8971 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9183 GPIA | 0.9078 GPIA | 0.9238 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in South Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in South Korea was 0.9238 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9238 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.786 GPIA in 2009.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- South Korea ranks 66th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release