Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea is 98.7%, 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 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Republic of Korea peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 33rd of 100 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 primary education or higher in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.2% | — |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.1% | 90.2% | 91.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 93.9% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 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 98.7% 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 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Republic of Korea ranks 33rd 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 1.5%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release