Bahamas vs Korea: Average years of schooling
Bahamas
12.64 years
in 2020
Korea
12.51 years
in 2020
Bahamas rank
24th
Korea rank
27th
Average years of schooling over time
- Bahamas
- Korea
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 12.64 years against 12.51 years in Korea, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 24th and Korea ranks 27th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7 years | 3.68 years | 3.02 years | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 7.53 years | 4.85 years | 2.68 years | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 8.48 years | 6.82 years | 1.65 years | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 9.34 years | 9.17 years | 0.1715 years | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 10.22 years | 11.05 years | 0.8317 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 11.17 years | 12.29 years | 1.12 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 11.36 years | 12.59 years | 1.23 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 12.64 years | 12.51 years | 0.129 years | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Bahamas or Korea?
- Bahamas, at 12.64 years against 12.51 years in Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bahamas and Korea?
- 0.13 years, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Korea rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Bahamas ranks 24th and Korea ranks 27th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.