Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 14.16 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total 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 14.16 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea peaked at 14.16 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.02, in 1960.
Republic of Korea ranks 3rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 20-24, female in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.02 | — |
| 1965 | 6.9 | +37.5% |
| 1970 | 7.98 | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 8.72 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 9.83 | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 11.32 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 12.32 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 12.91 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 13.56 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 13.45 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.16 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.96 | 5.02 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.35 | 7.98 | 8.72 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.57 | 9.83 | 11.32 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.62 | 12.32 | 12.91 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.5 | 13.45 | 13.56 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 1 Iceland 14.43 compare
- 2 Hong Kong, China 14.34 compare
- 4 Singapore 13.96 compare
- 5 Cuba 13.82 compare
- 6 United States of America 13.58 compare
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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Republic of Korea was 14.16 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 20-24, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.16 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Republic of Korea ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.