Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female was 5.97 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 5.97 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea peaked at 5.97 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 1960.
That places Republic of Korea 25th 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 secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.75 | — |
| 1965 | 1.42 | +89.3% |
| 1970 | 2.06 | +45.1% |
| 1975 | 2.63 | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 3.62 | +37.6% |
| 1985 | 4.8 | +32.6% |
| 1990 | 5.61 | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 5.87 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.95 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.93 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.97 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 | 0.75 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.34 | 2.06 | 2.63 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.21 | 3.62 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.74 | 5.61 | 5.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.94 | 5.93 | 5.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.97 | 5.97 | 5.97 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea was 5.97 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Republic of Korea ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 secondary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 20-24.