Korea vs Low & middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Korea
16.49 years
in 2018
Low & middle income
11.9 years
in 2019
Korea rank
27th
Low & middle income rank
30th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Korea
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 16.49 years against 11.9 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 4.59 years.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.95 years | 7.46 years | 2.49 years | Korea |
| 1980s | 12.76 years | 8.18 years | 4.58 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 14.47 years | 8.72 years | 5.75 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 16.2 years | 9.95 years | 6.24 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 16.65 years | 11.54 years | 5.11 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, Korea or Low & middle income?
- Korea, at 16.49 years against 11.9 years in Low & middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Korea and Low & middle income?
- 4.59 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low & middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 183 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.