Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Korea
Korea: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 12.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 12.72 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Korea peaked at 12.72 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.27, in 1990.
That places Korea 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.27 | — |
| 1991 | 9.42 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.56 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 9.71 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 9.85 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 10 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.12 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.25 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.37 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.5 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.62 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.74 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.87 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.99 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.12 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.24 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.15 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.05 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.96 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.87 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.64 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 11.74 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.83 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.93 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.02 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.12 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.22 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.32 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.42 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.52 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.62 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.72 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.72 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.72 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9 | 9.27 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.96 | 10.62 | 11.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.08 | 11.64 | 12.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7 | 12.62 | 12.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Korea?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Korea was 12.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.72 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.27 in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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