IDA blend vs South Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)
IDA blend
8.56 years
in 2019
South Korea
15.98 years
in 2018
IDA blend rank
43rd
South Korea rank
45th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time
- IDA blend
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 15.98 years against 8.56 years in IDA blend, a difference of 7.42 years.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.9 times IDA blend's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 43rd and South Korea ranks 45th of 45 groups.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.01 years | 9.16 years | 5.15 years | South Korea |
| 1980s | 5.82 years | 12.09 years | 6.27 years | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5.94 years | 13.77 years | 7.84 years | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7.03 years | 15.29 years | 8.27 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 8.32 years | 15.95 years | 7.63 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, IDA blend or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 15.98 years against 8.56 years in IDA blend as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between IDA blend and South Korea?
- 7.42 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and South Korea?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do IDA blend and South Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- IDA blend ranks 43rd and South Korea ranks 45th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.