Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in South Korea
South Korea: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in South Korea, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 1.0% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in South Korea peaked at 1.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2009.
South Korea ranks 21st of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 29.87 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in South Korea?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in South Korea was 1.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
- How does South Korea rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- South Korea ranks 21st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.