Republic of Korea vs Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Republic of Korea
15.98 years
in 2018
Kuwait
16.07 years
in 2015
Republic of Korea rank
45th
Kuwait rank
42nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Kuwait
051015197119942018

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 16.07 years against 15.98 years in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 9.16 years 9.43 years 0.2698 years Kuwait
1980s 12.09 years 11.44 years 0.6541 years Republic of Korea
1990s 13.79 years 11.22 years 2.58 years Republic of Korea
2000s 14.96 years 14.15 years 0.8195 years Republic of Korea
2010s 15.94 years 15.72 years 0.2129 years Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Republic of Korea or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 16.07 years against 15.98 years in Republic of Korea as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Republic of Korea and Kuwait?
0.09 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Kuwait?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Republic of Korea and Kuwait rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 175 countries.
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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.