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
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) β 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.