South Korea vs OECD members: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- South Korea
- OECD members
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 4.65 years against 3.57 years in OECD members, a difference of 1.08 years.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.
South Korea ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 6th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4014 years | 1.26 years | 0.8621 years | OECD members |
| 1980s | 1.34 years | 1.52 years | 0.1878 years | OECD members |
| 1990s | 2.54 years | 2.08 years | 0.457 years | South Korea |
| 2000s | 4.38 years | 2.68 years | 1.7 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 4.79 years | 3.37 years | 1.42 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, South Korea or OECD members?
- South Korea, at 4.65 years against 3.57 years in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between South Korea and OECD members?
- 1.08 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and OECD members?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- South Korea ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 6th of 183 countries.
- 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.