Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea
Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 10.4% 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 4.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea peaked at 10.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1999.
That places Korea 29th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.6% | — |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 26 New Zealand 10.5% compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5% compare
- 28 Türkiye 10.5% compare
- 30 Denmark 10.4% compare
- 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.2% compare
- 32 United States of America 10.1% compare
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea was 10.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1999.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Korea ranks 29th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release