Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 14.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Korea is 14.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Korea peaked at 43.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2010.
That places Korea 94th 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 25+ with primary in Korea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.2% | — |
| 1965 | 34.4% | +36.3% |
| 1970 | 39.9% | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 43.1% | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 39.4% | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 32.1% | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.8% | 25.2% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.5% | 39.9% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 32.1% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.7% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 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+ with primary in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Korea was 14.8% 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+ with primary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Korea ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)