Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in South Korea
South Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 11.45 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in South Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 11.45 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in South Korea peaked at 11.45 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.02, in 1960.
South Korea ranks 17th 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.02 | — |
| 1965 | 4.27 | +41.4% |
| 1970 | 5.08 | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 6.1 | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 7.13 | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 8 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 8.92 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 9.64 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 10.23 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 10.81 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 11.45 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.64 | 3.02 | 4.27 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.59 | 5.08 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.56 | 7.13 | 8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.28 | 8.92 | 9.64 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.52 | 10.23 | 10.81 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.45 | 11.45 | 11.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in South Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in South Korea was 11.45 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+, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.45 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- South Korea ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.