Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 14.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Korea recorded 14.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Korea peaked at 69.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2010.
That places Korea 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Korea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.7% | — |
| 1965 | 27.8% | +89.1% |
| 1970 | 38.8% | +39.6% |
| 1975 | 49.9% | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 65.6% | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 69.3% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 58.6% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | -36.5% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -64.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 14.7% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 38.8% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.5% | 65.6% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 58.6% | 69.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 37.2% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 132 Rwanda 15.6% compare
- 133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.7% compare
- 134 Central African Republic 14.5% compare
- 136 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.4% compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 13.5% compare
- 138 Ukraine 11.7% compare
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 20-24 with secondary in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Korea was 14.5% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Korea ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)