Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Korea
Korea: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 0.8875 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Korea, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Korea stood at 0.8875 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Korea peaked at 0.8875 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5896 GPIA, in 1970.
Korea ranks 93rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5896 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.6468 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6824 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.763 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7676 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7862 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8272 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8488 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8419 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.872 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8875 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6182 GPIA | 0.5896 GPIA | 0.6468 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7227 GPIA | 0.6824 GPIA | 0.763 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7769 GPIA | 0.7676 GPIA | 0.7862 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8393 GPIA | 0.8272 GPIA | 0.8488 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8797 GPIA | 0.872 GPIA | 0.8875 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Korea?
- Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Korea was 0.8875 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8875 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5896 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- Korea ranks 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2015.
- Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release