Early-demographic dividend vs Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Early-demographic dividend
12.09 years
in 2019
Korea
16.49 years
in 2018
Early-demographic dividend rank
27th
Korea rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 16.49 years against 12.09 years in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 4.4 years.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Korea ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 6.6 years 9.95 years 3.35 years Korea
1980s 7.75 years 12.76 years 5.01 years Korea
1990s 8.58 years 14.47 years 5.89 years Korea
2000s 9.88 years 16.2 years 6.32 years Korea
2010s 11.77 years 16.65 years 4.88 years Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Early-demographic dividend or Korea?
Korea, at 16.49 years against 12.09 years in Early-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Early-demographic dividend and Korea?
4.4 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Korea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Korea ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.