Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female was 5.98 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female 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 25-29, female in Republic of Korea is 5.98, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female in Republic of Korea peaked at 5.99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.66, in 1960.
Republic of Korea ranks 24th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.66 | — |
| 1965 | 4.53 | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 5.21 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 5.68 | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 5.86 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 5.93 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.98 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.98 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.99 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.98 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1 | 3.66 | 4.53 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.45 | 5.21 | 5.68 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.89 | 5.86 | 5.93 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.98 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.99 | 5.99 | 5.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 21 Barbados 5.99 compare
- 21 Hong Kong, China 5.99 compare
- 21 Japan 5.99 compare
- 24 Australia 5.98 compare
- 24 Estonia 5.98 compare
- 24 Netherlands 5.98 compare
- 24 United States of America 5.98 compare
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female in Republic of Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female in Republic of Korea was 5.98 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 25-29, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female?
- Republic of Korea ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 25-29, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 25-29.