Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary was 31.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Korea stood at 31.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Korea peaked at 74.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1960.
That places Korea 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Korea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.0% | — |
| 1965 | 18.8% | +168.6% |
| 1970 | 26.7% | +42.0% |
| 1975 | 39.6% | +48.3% |
| 1980 | 54.9% | +38.6% |
| 1985 | 68.1% | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 70.4% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9% | 7.0% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.1% | 26.7% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.5% | 54.9% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.2% | 70.4% | 74.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 50.5% | 63.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 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 30-34 with secondary in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Korea was 31.1% 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 30-34 with secondary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1960.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary?
- Korea ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. 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 30-34 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)