Education in South Korea 157 indicators covering education for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Net intake rate in grade 1 93.5% 2011 up 2.2% 19th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 14.28 2017 down 10.1% 102nd Net intake rate in grade 1, female 94.3% 2011 up 3.9% 15th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 92.8% 2011 up 0.8% 19th Trained teachers in upper secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 14.48 pupils per teacher 2024 down 12.3% 85th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 81.5% 2024 up 7.3% 32nd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 76.1% 2024 up 10.3% 44th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 87.0% 2024 up 4.7% 16th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 13.56 2017 down 33.7% 71st Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 97.9% 2024 up 1.4% 48th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 99.4% 2024 up 0.5% 35th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 96.4% 2024 up 2.3% 55th Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 49.6% 2024 up 17.1% 7th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 13.03 2017 down 18.8% 67th Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 54.7% 2024 up 11.4% 4th Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 44.5% 2024 up 24.5% 21st Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 90.0% 2024 up 4.6% 43rd Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 94.4% 2024 up 2.7% 31st Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 85.6% 2024 up 6.5% 52nd Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 44.5% 2024 up 24.5% 27th Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 49.6% 2024 up 17.1% 17th Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 54.7% 2024 up 11.4% 6th Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 36.5% 2024 up 21.2% 12th Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 41.6% 2024 up 14.2% 4th Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 31.4% 2024 up 31.2% 28th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 5.1% 2024 up 20.9% 44th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 5.9% 2024 up 10.9% 40th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 4.2% 2024 up 37.6% 46th Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total 1.0% 2024 up 40.6% 21st Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male ( 1.4% 2024 up 29.6% 18th Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female 0.6% 2024 up 71.4% 31st ← Previous Page 3 of 3