Primary school completion rate in South Korea
The primary completion rate in South Korea was 102.9% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
South Korea, 2024
102.9%
Change from 2023
+4.6percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
98.7%
Primary school completion rate in South Korea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102.9% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 101.2% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 103.8% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 100.5% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 104.4% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 101.5% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 101.6% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 100.2% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 100.2% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.6 percentage points from 98.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.2%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.9%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
96.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
100.0%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
100.0%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
97.7%
2016 · UNESCO UIS