Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary was 77.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Korea is 77.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Korea peaked at 77.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1960.
That places Korea 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Korea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4% | — |
| 1965 | 2.0% | +42.9% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | +90.0% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | +47.4% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | +39.3% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +33.8% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +99.0% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +55.0% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +43.4% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 20.8% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 46.2% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 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 25-29 with tertiary in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Korea was 77.8% 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 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1960.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)