Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 1.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Korea stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Korea peaked at 57.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2010.
Korea ranks 124th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Korea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.3% | — |
| 1965 | 38.0% | +107.7% |
| 1970 | 49.2% | +29.5% |
| 1975 | 57.2% | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 33.9% | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | -35.0% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -62.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -69.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.1% | 18.3% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 53.2% | 49.2% | 57.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 41.3% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 22.0% | 33.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 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 40-44 with primary in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Korea was 1.4% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
- Korea ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.3%. 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 40-44 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)