South Korea - Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education

Since 2010, South Korea Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education jumped by 1point year on year. In 2015, the country was ranked number 28 among other countries in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education with 76.45 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. South Korea is overtaken by Finland, which was number 27 with 76.5 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ and is followed by Hungary with 75.89 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. Uzbekistan topped the ranking with 95.87 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ in 2019, a decrease of 0.3points versus 2018. Georgia, Czech Republic and Latvia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Bhutan recorded the best 5 years average growth at +25.8points per year, while United Kingdom recorded the worst performance at -2.6points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 25+
2015 76.45
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How does South Korea rank in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education?

# 92 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 25+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
95.87 % 2019 -0.3 % +0.8 % View data
2 #2
Georgia
93.03 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
27 #27
Finland
76.50 % 2019 +0.7 % +0.8 % View data
28 #28
South Korea
76.45 % 2015 NA +1.0 % View data
29 #29
Hungary
75.89 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.5 % View data
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