Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Korea
Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 20.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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
Korea recorded 20.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Korea peaked at 43.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1965.
That places Korea 85th 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Korea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.4% | — |
| 1965 | 14.1% | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 24.3% | +72.3% |
| 1975 | 22.8% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 43.5% | +47.6% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.8% | 14.1% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 26.3% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 42.6% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 27.1% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
- 83 Central African Republic 21.1% compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 20.5% compare
- 86 Poland 19.9% compare
- 87 Tonga 19.2% compare
- 88 Kenya 19.1% compare
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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Korea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Korea was 20.3% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1965.
- How does Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Korea ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)