Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea
Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
49th
of 122 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2006
All-time low
1.5%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1998.
Korea ranks 49th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 5 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Korea was 1.5% 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 1.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Korea ranks 49th 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 down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release