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
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Republic of Korea, 1960–2010
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 132,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,412 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.