Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 68.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Republic of Korea, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Republic of Korea is 68.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Republic of Korea peaked at 68.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2000.
That places Republic of Korea 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 41.2% | 47.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 53.3% | 63.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 63.6% | 68.7% | 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)
- 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 upper secondary education or in Republic of Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Republic of Korea was 68.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Republic of Korea ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release