Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
Republic of Korea ranks 41st of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -32.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -34.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.4% 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 1.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Republic of Korea ranks 41st out of 114 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 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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