Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Korea
Korea: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 81.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Korea, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Korea is 81.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Korea peaked at 81.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1970.
Korea ranks 32nd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 27.6% | 57.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 48.4% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 63.7% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 72.7% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 78.8% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 29 Norway 81.9% compare
- 30 Germany 81.9% compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 81.8% compare
- 33 Croatia 81.4% compare
- 34 Tajikistan, Republic of 80.7% compare
- 35 United Kingdom 80.5% 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 upper secondary education or in Korea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Korea was 81.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Korea ranks 32nd out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release