Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 8.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Republic of Korea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 8.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Republic of Korea peaked at 37.7% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2010.
Republic of Korea ranks 98th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.5% | — |
| 1965 | 37.7% | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 35.0% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 27.1% | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.1% | 32.5% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 35.0% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 20.2% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Republic of Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Republic of Korea was 8.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Republic of Korea ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary