Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9919 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in South Korea is 0.9919 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in South Korea peaked at 0.9919 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9221 LPIA, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 42nd of 99 countries on this measure, 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 … male primary location LPIA in South Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9221 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9363 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9333 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9545 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9774 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9799 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9717 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9802 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9829 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9851 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9855 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9832 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9818 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9852 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9891 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9919 LPIA | +0.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.9919 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9994 LPIA, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.9919 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9303 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9306 LPIA | 0.9221 LPIA | 0.9363 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9771 LPIA | 0.9545 LPIA | 0.9855 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9862 LPIA | 0.9818 LPIA | 0.9919 LPIA | 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 0.9919 LPIA 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 0.9919 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9221 LPIA in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- South Korea ranks 42nd out of 99 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 1.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release