Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary was 20.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Republic of 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 population age 25-29 with secondary in Republic of Korea is 20.6%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Republic of Korea peaked at 54.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1960.
That places Republic of 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 population age 25-29 with secondary in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.2% | — |
| 1965 | 14.2% | +26.9% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 24.6% | +41.3% |
| 1980 | 31.1% | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 43.9% | +41.1% |
| 1990 | 52.4% | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 54.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -40.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 17.4% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 31.1% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 52.4% | 54.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 34.5% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Republic of Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Republic of Korea was 20.6% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary?
- Republic of Korea ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary