Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 54.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea stood at 54.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Korea peaked at 54.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1970.
Korea ranks 4th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 14.2% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 19.9% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 30.6% | 41.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 40.8% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 52.2% | 54.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Uzbekistan 65.2% compare
- 2 Russian Federation 61.4% compare
- 3 Singapore 55.5% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 53.3% compare
- 6 United States 47.6% compare
- 7 United Kingdom 46.8% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (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 54.7% 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 54.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Korea ranks 4th out of 129 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 11.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release