Primary completion rate, male in South Korea
South Korea: Primary completion rate, male was 103.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in South Korea is 103.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in South Korea peaked at 104.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2002.
That places South Korea 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary completion rate, male in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.3% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 100.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 100.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 101.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 102.5% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 104.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 100.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 104.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 101.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 103.1% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 94.1% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.4% | 97.1% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 96.4% | 103.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in South Korea?
- Primary completion rate, male in South Korea was 103.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2002.
- How does South Korea rank for primary completion rate, male?
- South Korea ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.