Lower secondary completion rate, total in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Republic of Korea stood at 97.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Republic of Korea peaked at 103.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2005.
Republic of Korea ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.5% | — |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 100.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 100.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 103.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 102.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 100.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 94.5% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 96.2% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.2% | 100.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 45 Malta 97.3% compare
- 46 Barbados 97.3% compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 97.3% compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 97.1% compare
- 50 Montenegro 97.0% compare
- 51 Russian Federation 97.0% compare
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Republic of Korea?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Republic of Korea was 97.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 103.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2005.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Republic of Korea ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.