Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.9351 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 0.9351 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% 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 0.9351 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7887 LPIA, in 2009.
That places South Korea 53rd 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 … female primary location LPIA in South Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7914 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8146 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7887 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8445 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8846 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8915 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.877 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8956 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8958 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.899 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9096 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9187 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9268 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9283 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9316 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9351 LPIA | +0.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.9351 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.9351 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9293 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7983 LPIA | 0.7887 LPIA | 0.8146 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8872 LPIA | 0.8445 LPIA | 0.9096 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9281 LPIA | 0.9187 LPIA | 0.9351 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 0.9351 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 0.9351 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7887 LPIA in 2009.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- South Korea ranks 53rd 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release