Cuba vs Republic of Korea: Average years of schooling

Cuba
12.5 years
in 2020
Republic of Korea
12.51 years
in 2020
Cuba rank
28th
Republic of Korea rank
27th

Average years of schooling over time

  • Cuba
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 12.51 years against 12.5 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Cuba ranks 28th and Republic of Korea ranks 27th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1870s 0.83 years 1.11 years 0.28 years Republic of Korea
1880s 0.94 years 1.16 years 0.22 years Republic of Korea
1890s 1.04 years 1.21 years 0.17 years Republic of Korea
1900s 1.22 years 1.26 years 0.04 years Republic of Korea
1910s 1.51 years 1.31 years 0.2 years Cuba
1920s 2.5 years 1.59 years 0.9137 years Cuba
1930s 3.06 years 2.15 years 0.9099 years Cuba
1950s 3.53 years 3.68 years 0.1517 years Republic of Korea
1960s 3.93 years 4.85 years 0.9171 years Republic of Korea
1970s 4.53 years 6.82 years 2.3 years Republic of Korea
1980s 6.08 years 9.17 years 3.09 years Republic of Korea
1990s 7.94 years 11.05 years 3.11 years Republic of Korea
2000s 9.27 years 12.29 years 3.02 years Republic of Korea
2010s 11.02 years 12.59 years 1.57 years Republic of Korea
2020s 12.5 years 12.51 years 0.0152 years Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Cuba or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 12.51 years against 12.5 years in Cuba as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Cuba and Republic of Korea?
0.01 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Republic of Korea rank globally for average years of schooling?
Cuba ranks 28th and Republic of 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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Indicator
Average years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.