Republic of Korea vs Small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Republic of Korea
16.49 years
in 2018
Small states
12.14 years
in 2015
Republic of Korea rank
27th
Small states rank
26th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Small states
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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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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.