Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in South Korea
South Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total was 5.96 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in South Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 5.96 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in 2010.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in South Korea peaked at 5.97 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.04, in 1960.
South Korea ranks 35th 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 40-44, total in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.04 | — |
| 1965 | 3.64 | +78.4% |
| 1970 | 4.5 | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 5.2 | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 5.54 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 5.73 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 5.86 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 5.93 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.94 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.97 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.96 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.84 | 2.04 | 3.64 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.85 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.63 | 5.54 | 5.73 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.89 | 5.86 | 5.93 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.96 | 5.94 | 5.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in South Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in South Korea was 5.96 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 40-44, total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- South Korea ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 40-44.