Cyprus vs Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female

Cyprus
5.72
in 2010
Republic of Korea
5.64
in 2010
Cyprus rank
36th
Republic of Korea rank
38th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female over time

  • Cyprus
  • Republic of Korea
0246196019852010

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 5.72 against 5.64 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 36th and Republic of Korea ranks 38th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.5 3.01 0.495 Cyprus
1970s 3.94 4.29 0.36 Republic of Korea
1980s 4.72 4.96 0.235 Republic of Korea
1990s 5.17 5.3 0.14 Republic of Korea
2000s 4.91 5.46 0.545 Republic of Korea
2010s 5.72 5.64 0.08 Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female, Cyprus or Republic of Korea?
Cyprus, at 5.72 against 5.64 in Republic of Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female between Cyprus and Republic of Korea?
0.08, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Republic of Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cyprus and Republic of Korea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
Cyprus ranks 36th and Republic of Korea ranks 38th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cyprus vs Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-primary-schooling-age-15-female/cyprus/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-primary-schooling-age-15-female/cyprus/korea-rep/">Cyprus vs Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.