Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9351 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9351 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7887 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Republic of 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 primary education or higher in Republic of 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% |
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 |
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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 0.9351 LPIA 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 0.9351 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7887 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Republic of Korea ranks 53rd out of 100 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 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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