Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6734 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea is 0.6734 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea peaked at 0.6857 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1851 LPIA, in 1970.
Korea ranks 16th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1851 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4642 LPIA | +150.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4158 LPIA | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4982 LPIA | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4871 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5884 LPIA | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6324 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6423 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6392 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6282 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6303 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6352 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6499 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6468 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6614 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6801 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6857 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6734 LPIA | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1851 LPIA | 0.1851 LPIA | 0.1851 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4663 LPIA | 0.4158 LPIA | 0.4982 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6307 LPIA | 0.5884 LPIA | 0.6499 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6695 LPIA | 0.6468 LPIA | 0.6857 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6939 LPIA compare
- 14 United States of America 0.6936 LPIA compare
- 15 Austria 0.6931 LPIA compare
- 17 Estonia 0.6712 LPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 0.6478 LPIA compare
- 19 Finland 0.6476 LPIA compare
More education data for 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea was 0.6734 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6857 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1851 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Korea ranks 16th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary 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