Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1%
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
23rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2024
All-time low
0.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea, 2017–2024
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 1.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Republic of Korea ranks 23rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.6% | — |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 20 Ireland 1.2% compare
- 21 Belize 1.2% compare
- 22 United Kingdom 1.1% compare
- 24 British Virgin Islands 1.1% compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 1.1% compare
- 26 Costa Rica 1.0%
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 132,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,412 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 1.1% 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 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Republic of Korea ranks 23rd out of 72 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 71.5%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release