Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in South Korea
South Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total was 9.49 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, 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 60-64, total in South Korea stood at 9.49. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in South Korea peaked at 9.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.52, in 1960.
South Korea ranks 41st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.52 | — |
| 1965 | 1.46 | +180.8% |
| 1970 | 1.08 | -26.0% |
| 1975 | 2.08 | +92.6% |
| 1980 | 2.6 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 3.3 | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 3.38 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.15 | +82.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 8.29 | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 9.49 | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.99 | 0.52 | 1.46 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.58 | 1.08 | 2.08 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.95 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.77 | 3.38 | 6.15 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.64 | 7 | 8.29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.49 | 9.49 | 9.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in South Korea?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in South Korea was 9.49 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 60-64, total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total?
- South Korea ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of education completed among people age 60-64.