Republic of Korea vs Small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Republic of Korea
- Small states
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 16.49 years against 12.14 years in Small states, a difference of 4.35 years.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 27th and Small states ranks 26th of 183 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.95 years | 9.05 years | 0.9037 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 12.76 years | 9.58 years | 3.18 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 14.47 years | 10.07 years | 4.4 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 16.2 years | 11.14 years | 5.06 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 16.73 years | 12 years | 4.73 years | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Small states?
- Republic of Korea, at 16.49 years against 12.14 years in Small states as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Small states?
- 4.35 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Small states?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Republic of Korea and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Republic of Korea ranks 27th and Small states ranks 26th 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.