Australia vs Korea: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15.76 Years against 12.99 Years in Korea, a difference of 2.77 Years.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 34 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.38 Years | 13.11 Years | 4.27 Years | Australia |
| 2020s | 15.85 Years | 13 Years | 2.85 Years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students, Australia or Korea?
- Australia, at 15.76 Years against 12.99 Years in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students between Australia and Korea?
- 2.77 Years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.