Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 9.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Korea is 9.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Korea peaked at 39.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2010.
Korea ranks 113th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Korea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.9% | — |
| 1965 | 39.6% | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 36.4% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 28.0% | -23.0% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.3% | 36.9% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 36.4% | 39.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 20.9% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Korea was 9.6% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Korea ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)