Euro area vs South Korea: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Euro area
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 4.65 years against 3.54 years in Euro area, a difference of 1.11 years.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 years | 0.4014 years | 0.7786 years | Euro area |
| 1980s | 1.4 years | 1.34 years | 0.0638 years | Euro area |
| 1990s | 2.11 years | 2.54 years | 0.4241 years | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2.75 years | 4.38 years | 1.63 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.29 years | 4.79 years | 1.5 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Euro area or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 4.65 years against 3.54 years in Euro area as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Euro area and South Korea?
- 1.11 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Korea?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Euro area and South Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 6th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.