Lower secondary completion in South Korea

Name: Lower secondary completion in South Korea
Creator: UNESCO UIS
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

In South Korea, 100.0% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2012.

Completion rate, lower secondary education % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2012 to 2012 Source: UNESCO UIS

The latest value for South Korea is for 2012. Most countries have figures for 2019.

South Korea, 2012 100.0% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2012 98.3% Middle value of 25 countries

Lower secondary completion in South Korea over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, lower secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2012 to 2012
Period	South Korea
2012	100.0%

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All statistics for South Korea

Primary completion (UIS) 100.0% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 97.7% 2016 · UNESCO UIS ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 11.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Out-of-school children 0.1%nat_est 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 2.9%nat_est 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 4.5%nat_est 2024 · UNESCO UIS

Source and dates

Original producer: UNESCO UIS
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code: CR.2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2012 to 2012 for South Korea
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org

South Korea by sex

Total 100.0%2012
Girls 100.0%2012
Boys 100.0%2012

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What this measures

Share of young people aged 3 to 5 years older than the official age for the last grade of lower secondary school who have completed lower secondary education (SDG indicator 4.1.2).

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