Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.7647 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.7647 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in South Korea peaked at 0.7647 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5976 GPIA, in 2001.
South Korea ranks 79th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6155 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5976 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6084 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6549 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6469 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6942 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.688 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7015 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7278 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7198 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7271 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7208 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7266 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7306 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7411 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7424 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7565 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7647 GPIA | +1.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.7647 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.7647 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9584 GPIA, 80% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6246 GPIA | 0.5976 GPIA | 0.6549 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7132 GPIA | 0.688 GPIA | 0.7278 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7471 GPIA | 0.7306 GPIA | 0.7647 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in South Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in South Korea was 0.7647 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7647 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5976 GPIA in 2001.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- South Korea ranks 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release