Belgium vs South Korea: Years of schooling

Belgium
12.69
in 2023
South Korea
12.72
in 2023
Belgium rank
27th
South Korea rank
25th

Years of schooling over time

  • Belgium
  • South Korea
051015199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 12.72 against 12.69 in Belgium, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 25th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 9.98 9.9 0.0785 Belgium
2000s 10.94 10.96 0.0244 South Korea
2010s 11.84 12.08 0.2371 South Korea
2020s 12.65 12.7 0.0458 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years of schooling, Belgium or South Korea?
South Korea, at 12.72 against 12.69 in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in years of schooling between Belgium and South Korea?
0.03, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for years of schooling?
Belgium ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 25th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs South Korea: Years of schooling. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/years-of-schooling/belgium/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/years-of-schooling/belgium/korea-rep/">Belgium vs South Korea: Years of schooling</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Years of schooling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed