Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Korea
Korea: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8875 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Korea, 1970–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Korea is 0.8875, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Korea peaked at 0.8875 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5896, in 1970.
That places Korea 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5896 | — |
| 1975 | 0.6468 | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6824 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.763 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7676 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7862 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8272 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8488 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8419 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.872 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8875 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6182 | 0.5896 | 0.6468 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7227 | 0.6824 | 0.763 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7769 | 0.7676 | 0.7862 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8393 | 0.8272 | 0.8488 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8797 | 0.872 | 0.8875 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Korea?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Korea was 0.8875 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8875 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5896 in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Korea ranks 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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