Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 11.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Korea stood at 11.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Korea peaked at 41.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2010.
That places Korea 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.7% | — |
| 1965 | 39.5% | +33.1% |
| 1970 | 41.2% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 39.6% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 31.6% | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -25.1% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.6% | 29.7% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 40.4% | 39.6% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 23.7% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Korea was 11.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Korea ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary