Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 5.73 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Republic of Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Republic of Korea stood at 5.73. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Republic of Korea peaked at 5.73 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 1960.
That places Republic of Korea 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+, total in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.48 | — |
| 1965 | 3.33 | +34.3% |
| 1970 | 3.89 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 4.43 | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 4.77 | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 5.04 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 5.31 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 5.45 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.53 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.6 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.73 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 | 2.48 | 3.33 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.16 | 3.89 | 4.43 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.9 | 4.77 | 5.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.38 | 5.31 | 5.45 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.56 | 5.53 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.73 | 5.73 | 5.73 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Republic of Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Republic of Korea was 5.73 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+, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Republic of Korea ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.