South Korea vs Sweden: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

South Korea

12.72 years

in 2023

Sweden

12.74 years

in 2023

South Korea rank

25th

Sweden rank

24th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Sweden currently reports 12.74 years against 12.72 years in South Korea, a difference of 0.0181 years.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 24th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.