Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in South Korea

South Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 11.15 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
11.15
World rank
27th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.15
in 2010
All-time low
2.03
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in South Korea, 1960–2010

246810121960198520101960: 21965: 3.21970: 3.91975: 4.91980: 5.81985: 6.81990: 7.91995: 8.82000: 9.62005: 10.42010: 11.2

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in South Korea is 11.15, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in South Korea peaked at 11.15 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 1960.

South Korea ranks 27th 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 25+, female in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in South Korea, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.03
1965 3.16 +55.7%
1970 3.94 +24.7%
1975 4.92 +24.9%
1980 5.84 +18.7%
1985 6.83 +17.0%
1990 7.94 +16.3%
1995 8.85 +11.5%
2000 9.57 +8.1%
2005 10.42 +8.9%
2010 11.15 +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.59 2.03 3.16 2
1970s 4.43 3.94 4.92 2
1980s 6.33 5.84 6.83 2
1990s 8.39 7.94 8.85 2
2000s 10 9.57 10.42 2
2010s 11.15 11.15 11.15 1

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 24 Poland 11.3 compare
  2. 25 Netherlands 11.29 compare
  3. 25 Ukraine 11.29 compare
  4. 28 Croatia 11.04 compare
  5. 29 Kyrgyzstan 11.01 compare
  6. 30 Lithuania 10.97 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 25+, female in South Korea?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in South Korea was 11.15 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 25+, female recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 11.15 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 1960.
How does South Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
South Korea ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female
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, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.