Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 7.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea peaked at 7.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1998.
Republic of Korea ranks 88th of 121 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.15 % change on previous year (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 7.1% 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 7.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1998.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Republic of Korea ranks 88th out of 121 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 13.6%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release