School completion in South Korea
South Korea: School completion was 100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 165 countries
All-time high
100
in 2019
All-time low
99.73
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in South Korea, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in South Korea is 100, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in South Korea peaked at 100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99.73, in 1981.
That places South Korea 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
School completion in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.73 | — |
| 1982 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.77 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.77 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.78 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.79 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.79 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.82 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.83 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.85 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.85 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.86 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.87 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.87 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.96 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.78 | 99.73 | 99.81 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.85 | 99.82 | 99.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.91 | 99.89 | 99.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.97 | 99.94 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in South Korea?
- School completion in South Korea was 100 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.73 in 1981.
- How does South Korea rank for school completion?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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