| Rating |
Explanation |
 FA |
Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles. |
| FL |
Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured list" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles. |
| A |
Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described in How to write a great article. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, with a full Korean name table, if applicable. It should have sufficient external literature references, preferably peer-reviewed Academic sources. Having completed the Good article designation process is not a requirement for A-Class. |
 GA |
Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Good article" status, and meet the current criteria for good articles. |
| B |
Has a majority of the material needed for a comprehensive article. Nonetheless, it has some gaps or missing elements or references, needs editing for English language usage and/or clarity, balance of content, or contains other policy problems such as copyright, Neutral Point Of View (NPOV) or No Original Research (NOR). |
| Start |
The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack a key element. Has at least one serious element of gathered materials, including any one of the following: a particularly useful picture or graphic, multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic, a subheading that fully treats an element of the topic, and multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article. |
| Stub |
The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to bring it to A-Class level. It is usually very short, but can be of any length if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible. |
| List |
The article meets the definition of a stand-alone list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area. There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader. Should not be used for lists outside the main namespace. |
| NA |
The page is not an article, and does not require an assessment on the quality or importance scales. This may include disambiguation pages, redirects, templates, categories, or any other pages outside the main namespace. |
| Rating |
Explanation |
Examples |
| Top |
Subject is a must-have for a good encyclopaedia. A key entry point for Korea. |
Korea, Korean Peninsula, North Korea, South Korea |
| High |
Subject contributes a depth of knowledge. High-profile or central articles. Includes individuals and topics with a very high international profile, primary administrative divisions, keystone articles for major categories. |
Korean name, Ban Ki-moon, Economy of North Korea |
| Mid |
Subject fills in more minor details. Significant topics. Includes higher-profile individuals, most secondary administrative divisions, any category-main articles. |
Gyeongju, Jeon Do-yeon, Soju |
| Low |
Subject is mainly of specialist interest. High granularity, covering a small topic area. Includes lower-profile individuals, most tertiary administrative divisions. |
Yulha-dong, Jjigae, Lee Dong-soo |
| NA |
The page is not an article, and does not require an assessment on the quality or importance scales. This may include disambiguation pages, redirects, templates, categories, or any other pages outside the main namespace. |
