Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female was 12.47 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female 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 total schooling, age 15-19, female in Republic of Korea stood at 12.47. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Republic of Korea peaked at 12.47 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.43, in 1960.
That places Republic of Korea 2nd 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 total schooling, age 15-19, female in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.43 | — |
| 1965 | 7.1 | +30.8% |
| 1970 | 7.89 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 8.65 | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 10.01 | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 10.96 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 11.58 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 11.62 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.15 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.77 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.47 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.26 | 5.43 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.27 | 7.89 | 8.65 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.48 | 10.01 | 10.96 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.6 | 11.58 | 11.62 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.96 | 11.77 | 12.15 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.47 | 12.47 | 12.47 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
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 total schooling, age 15-19, female in Republic of Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Republic of Korea was 12.47 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.47 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Republic of Korea ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of education completed among females age 15-19.