Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in South Korea
South Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 12.05 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in South 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+, total in South Korea stood at 12.05. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in South Korea peaked at 12.05 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.34, in 1960.
That places South Korea 10th 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+, total in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.34 | — |
| 1965 | 5.47 | +26.0% |
| 1970 | 6.19 | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 7.12 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 8.13 | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 9 | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 9.85 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 10.49 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 11.06 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.46 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 12.05 | +5.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 12.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.99, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 12.05 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.74, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9 | 4.34 | 5.47 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.66 | 6.19 | 7.12 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.57 | 8.13 | 9 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.17 | 9.85 | 10.49 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.26 | 11.06 | 11.46 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.05 | 12.05 | 12.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in South Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in South Korea was 12.05 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+, total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.05 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.34 in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- South Korea ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.