Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Republic of Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 4.65 years against 2.65 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 2 years.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 10th 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 | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4014 years | 0.3792 years | 0.0222 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.34 years | 0.4572 years | 0.8797 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 2.54 years | 0.6273 years | 1.91 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 4.38 years | 1.24 years | 3.15 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 4.79 years | 2.16 years | 2.63 years | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
- Republic of Korea, at 4.65 years against 2.65 years in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 2 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Republic of Korea ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 10th 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.