Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 0.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
Republic of Korea ranks 45th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +34.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Republic of Korea ranks 45th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release