Republic of Korea vs Low income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Republic of Korea
- Low income
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 15.98 years against 8.45 years in Low income, a difference of 7.53 years.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.9 times Low income's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 45th and Low income ranks 45th of 175 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.16 years | 3.77 years | 5.39 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 12.09 years | 4.39 years | 7.7 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 13.77 years | 4.56 years | 9.21 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 15.29 years | 6.53 years | 8.77 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 15.95 years | 8.27 years | 7.68 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 Low income?
- Republic of Korea, at 15.98 years against 8.45 years in Low income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Republic of Korea and Low income?
- 7.53 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Low income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Republic of Korea and Low income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Republic of Korea ranks 45th and Low income ranks 45th 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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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.