Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 13.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Korea is 13.6%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Korea peaked at 49.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1960.
That places Korea 53rd 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 50-54 with primary in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1965 | 19.2% | +186.6% |
| 1970 | 27.9% | +45.3% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | +38.2% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 47.4% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 45.3% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9% | 6.7% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.2% | 27.9% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 46.1% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 45.3% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 22.3% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 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 50-54 with primary in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Korea was 13.6% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1960.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Korea ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary