Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 6 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Republic of Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Republic of Korea is 6, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Republic of Korea peaked at 6 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.04, in 1960.
That places Republic of Korea 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.04 | — |
| 1965 | 5.69 | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 5.86 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 5.93 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 5.96 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.98 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.99 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.99 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.93 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.37 | 5.04 | 5.69 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.89 | 5.86 | 5.93 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.97 | 5.96 | 5.98 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6 | 5.99 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.96 | 5.93 | 5.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
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More education data for Republic of Korea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 132,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,412 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Republic of Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Republic of Korea was 6 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.