Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 13.93 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.93
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.93
in 2010
All-time low
6.6
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Republic of Korea, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 6.61965: 7.91970: 8.81975: 9.31980: 10.31985: 11.61990: 12.41995: 12.92000: 13.52005: 13.12010: 13.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 13.93 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Republic of Korea peaked at 13.93 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 1960.

That places Republic of Korea 3rd 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 20-24, total in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Republic of Korea, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.6
1965 7.94 +20.3%
1970 8.82 +11.1%
1975 9.32 +5.7%
1980 10.32 +10.7%
1985 11.64 +12.8%
1990 12.43 +6.8%
1995 12.88 +3.6%
2000 13.46 +4.5%
2005 13.06 -3.0%
2010 13.93 +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.27 6.6 7.94 2
1970s 9.07 8.82 9.32 2
1980s 10.98 10.32 11.64 2
1990s 12.66 12.43 12.88 2
2000s 13.26 13.06 13.46 2
2010s 13.93 13.93 13.93 1

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 1 Iceland 14.47 compare
  2. 2 Hong Kong 14.26 compare
  3. 4 Cuba 13.89 compare
  4. 5 Singapore 13.59 compare
  5. 6 United States 13.42 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Republic of Korea?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Republic of Korea was 13.93 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, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 13.93 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 1960.
How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
Republic of Korea ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.