Korea vs Sweden: Average years of schooling
Korea
12.51 years
in 2020
Sweden
12.61 years
in 2020
Korea rank
27th
Sweden rank
25th
Average years of schooling over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.61 years against 12.51 years in Korea, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sweden ahead.
Korea ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.11 years | 4.23 years | 3.12 years | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.16 years | 4.61 years | 3.45 years | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.21 years | 5.02 years | 3.81 years | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.26 years | 5.49 years | 4.23 years | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.31 years | 5.89 years | 4.58 years | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.59 years | 6.49 years | 4.9 years | Sweden |
| 1930s | 2.15 years | 6.75 years | 4.61 years | Sweden |
| 1950s | 3.68 years | 7.59 years | 3.9 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 4.85 years | 8.77 years | 3.92 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 6.82 years | 10 years | 3.18 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 9.17 years | 11.19 years | 2.02 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 11.05 years | 11.68 years | 0.6242 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 12.29 years | 11.61 years | 0.6784 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 12.59 years | 12.06 years | 0.5278 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 12.51 years | 12.61 years | 0.0968 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.61 years against 12.51 years in Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Korea and Sweden?
- 0.1 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Korea ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th 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.